Publications
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| zika infection decreases aedes aegypti locomotor activity but does not influence egg production or viability. | zika has emerged as a new public health threat after the explosive epidemic in brazil in 2015. it is an arbovirus transmitted mainly by aedes aegypti mosquitoes. the knowledge of physiological, behavioural and biological features in virus-infected vectors may help the understanding of arbovirus transmission dynamics and elucidate their influence in vector capacity. | 2018 | 30156598 |
| sublethal effects of a vapour-active pyrethroid, transfluthrin, on aedes aegypti and ae. albopictus (diptera: culicidae) fecundity and oviposition behaviour. | it is assumed that mosquitoes surviving exposure to spatial repellents when attempting to bite a host will not have significant adverse impacts on their downstream biology. therefore, a critical knowledge gap is understanding the extent to which sublethal exposure to volatile pyrethroids may damage the performance of mosquitoes that survive exposure to vapour-active pyrethroids. to address this, laboratory-reared aedes aegypti (l.) and ae. albopictus (skuse) were exposed to one of three subletha ... | 2018 | 30157907 |
| local and regional dynamics of chikungunya virus transmission in colombia: the role of mismatched spatial heterogeneity. | mathematical models of transmission dynamics are routinely fitted to epidemiological time series, which must inevitably be aggregated at some spatial scale. weekly case reports of chikungunya have been made available nationally for numerous countries in the western hemisphere since late 2013, and numerous models have made use of this data set for forecasting and inferential purposes. motivated by an abundance of literature suggesting that the transmission of this mosquito-borne pathogen is local ... | 2018 | 30157921 |
| yellow fever in africa and the americas: a historical and epidemiological perspective. | yellow fever was transported during the slave trade in the 15th and 16th centuries from africa to the americas where the virus encountered favorable ecological conditions that allowed creation of a sustainable sylvatic cycle. despite effective vector control and immunization programs for nearly a century, yellow fever epidemics reemerged in many latin american countries, particularly brazil. the emergence or reemergence of vector-borne diseases encompasses many intricate factors. yellow fever ou ... | 2018 | 30158957 |
| characterization of tolypocladium cylindrosporum (hypocreales, ophiocordycipitaceae) isolates from brazil and their efficacy against aedes aegypti (diptera, culicidae). | to survey and to characterize entomopathogenic fungi as natural enemies of mosquitoes in central brazil. | 2019 | 30160316 |
| direct nucleic acid analysis of mosquitoes for high fidelity species identification and detection of wolbachia using a cellphone. | manipulation of natural mosquito populations using the endosymbiotic bacteria wolbachia is being investigated as a novel strategy to reduce the burden of mosquito-borne viruses. to evaluate the efficacy of these interventions, it will be critical to determine wolbachia infection frequencies in aedes aegypti mosquito populations. however, current diagnostic tools are not well-suited to fit this need. morphological methods cannot identify wolbachia, immunoassays often suffer from low sensitivity a ... | 2018 | 30161131 |
| differences in the replicative capacities of clinical isolates of dengue virus in c6/36 cells and in urban populations of aedes aegypti from colombia, south america. | dengue, the most prevalent arboviral disease worldwide, is caused by any of the four dengue virus (denv) serotypes that co-circulate constantly in hyperendemic areas such as medellin (colombia), and these serotypes are transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus aedes. in this study, we evaluated the replicative capacity of strains isolated in medellin between 2003 and 2007 in c6/36 cells and in colonies of aedes aegypti collected during 2010-2011 from high or low-incidence areas within the same city ... | 2018 | 30165044 |
| vertebrate hosts of aedes aegypti, aedes albopictus, and culex quinquefasciatus (diptera: culicidae) as potential vectors of zika virus in florida. | zika virus (zikv), once considered an obscure pathogen, spread rapidly from 2014 to 2016 to become an internationally notifiable condition of major public health concern. the relative importance of various culex and aedes species mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae) in zikv transmission is a topic of debate. quantifying host use is important in determining the vectorial capacity of a mosquito species for transmitting zikv in nature. in the united states, few data are available on host use of aedes ae ... | 2019 | 30165498 |
| demonstration of efficient vertical and venereal transmission of dengue virus type-2 in a genetically diverse laboratory strain of aedes aegypti. | aedes aegypti is the primary mosquito vector of dengue viruses (denv; serotypes 1-4). human-mosquito transmission cycles maintain denv during epidemics but questions remain regarding how these viruses survive when human infections and vector abundance are minimal. aedes mosquitoes can transmit denv within the vector population through two alternate routes: vertical and venereal transmission (vt and vnt, respectively). we tested the efficiency of vt and vnt in a genetically diverse laboratory (gd ... | 2018 | 30169505 |
| a conceptual model for optimizing vaccine coverage to reduce vector-borne infections in the presence of antibody-dependent enhancement. | many vector-borne diseases co-circulate, as the viruses from the same family are also transmitted by the same vector species. for example, zika and dengue viruses belong to the same flavivirus family and are primarily transmitted by a common mosquito species aedes aegypti. zika outbreaks have also commonly occurred in dengue-endemic areas, and co-circulation and co-infection of both viruses have been reported. as recent immunological cross-reactivity studies have confirmed that convalescent plas ... | 2018 | 30173664 |
| geographical distribution of aedes aegypti and aedes albopictus (diptera: culicidae) and genetic diversity of invading population of ae. albopictus in the republic of the congo. | background: the arbovirus vector, aedes albopictus, originating from asia, has recently invaded african countries, including the republic of the congo, where it was associated with a chikungunya outbreak. up until now, little was known about its distribution in relation to the native aedes aegypti and how the invasion will modify the epidemiology of arboviral diseases. here, we assessed the current distribution of ae. albopictus and ae. aegypti in the republic of the congo and explored the genet ... | 2018 | 30175244 |
| dengue virus infection changes aedes aegypti oviposition olfactory preferences. | aedes aegypti mosquitoes, main vectors for numerous flaviviruses, have olfactory preferences and are capable of olfactory learning especially when seeking their required environmental conditions to lay their eggs. in this study, we showed that semiochemical conditions during aedes aegypti larval rearing affected future female choice for oviposition: water-reared mosquitoes preferred to lay eggs in water or p-cresol containers, while skatole reared mosquitoes preferred skatole sites. using two in ... | 2018 | 30181545 |
| impedimetric immunosensor for dengue diagnosis using graphite screen-printed electrodes coated with poly(4-aminophenylacetic acid). | dengue is an infectious viral disease transmitted by the aedes aegypti mosquito, the control of which is complex. in addition, the clinical diagnosis is difficult to perform since it resembles other febrile infections; thus, the development of more effective methods to detect dengue virus (dv) has drawn increasing attention. the present study aimed to develop an impedimetric immunosensor for dengue diagnosis using a screen-printed electrode (spe) functionalized with polymer films derived from 4- ... | 2018 | 30182296 |
| [first evidence of aedes aegypti in the arequipa region, perú 2016]. | 2019 | 30183928 | |
| genetic variability of aedes aegypti in the department of sucre, colombia, by analysis of the nucleotide sequence of the mitochondrial nd4 gene | introduction. aedes aegypti is the most important mosquito species in america for the transmission of viruses of dengue, zika, chikungunya and yellow fever. ecological factors as well as chemical controls can affect the genetic composition of ae. aegypti populations, which is why its genetic characterization is necessary.objective. to determine the genetic variability of ae. aegypti populations in four municipalities of sucre department, colombia.materials and methods. larvae of ae. aegypti, col ... | 2018 | 30184356 |
| exposure and sensitization to insects in allergic patients in the tropics | introduction: mites are an important source of allergens in the tropics. other potential sources of allergens prevalent in the region such as insects have been poorly studied.objective: to determine the relationship between exposure and allergic sensitization to cockroaches, mosquitos, ants and the interaction with mite sensitization.materials and methods: we included patients with allergy tests for blatella germanica, aedes aegypti, solenopsis invicta, blomia tropicalis, dermatophagoides farina ... | 2018 | 30184366 |
| novel larvicide tablets of bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis: assessment of larvicidal effect on aedes aegypti (diptera: culicidae) in colombia. | aedes (stegomyia) aegypti is the vector for dengue, chikungunya, and zika arboviruses. bti-cecif is a bioinsecticide designed and developed in the form of a solid tablet for the control of this vector. it contains bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (bti) serotype h-14. | 2018 | 30184370 |
| knowledge, practices and entomological aspects of dengue in medellín, colombia: a comparative study of neighborhoods with high and low incidence | introduction: dengue, mainly transmitted by aedes aegypti, is a very important viral disease in terms of public health. colombia is an endemoepidemic country for dengue and, in cities like medellín, there are neighborhoods with high and low incidence. the disease dynamics in the neighborhoods might be determined by differences in the knowledge, practices and entomological aspects of the vector among the communities.objective: to identify the knowledge and practices of residents of neighborhoods ... | 2018 | 30184371 |
| evaluation of (-)-borneol derivatives against the zika vector, aedes aegypti and a non-target species, artemia sp. | zika, dengue, and chikungunya are vector-borne diseases of pronounced concern transmitted by the mosquito aedes aegypti linn. (diptera: culicidae). the most important method to avoid outbreaks is to control mosquito spreading by the employment of insecticides and larvicides. failure to control mosquito dispersal is mostly accounted to ae. aegypti resistance to currently available larvicides and insecticides, encouraging the development of novel pesticides. in addition, the excessive use of larvi ... | 2018 | 30187415 |
| changes in the fat body and oocysts during starvation and vitellogenesis in a mosquito, aedes aegypti (l.). | when aedes aegypti females first emerge as adults, their oocytes possess no yolk. the abdominal fat body cells contain large quantities of lipid, protein, and glycogen, and possess many free ribosomes, but have very little rough endoplasmic reticulum (rer). when the females are starved for four days, their oocytes form fine lipid and protein yolk endogenously, the latter being located mainly around the nucleus. the adipocytes in these fasted mosquitoes have greatly reduced amounts of lipid, prot ... | 1979 | 30189706 |
| recent advances in threshold-dependent gene drives for mosquitoes. | mosquito-borne diseases, such as malaria, dengue and chikungunya, cause morbidity and mortality around the world. recent advances in gene drives have produced control methods that could theoretically modify all populations of a disease vector, from a single release, making whole species less able to transmit pathogens. this ability has caused both excitement, at the prospect of global eradication of mosquito-borne diseases, and concern around safeguards. drive mechanisms that require individuals ... | 2018 | 30190331 |
| differential proteome analysis of chikungunya virus and dengue virus coinfection in aedes mosquitoes. | chikungunya virus (chikv) and dengue virus (denv) are important arboviruses transmitted by aedes mosquitoes. these viruses are known to coexist within the same vector and coinfect the same host. although information is available on the mechanism of replication of chikv and denv when present independently in a vector, reports are lacking on the dynamics of virus-vector interactions when these viruses coexist in a mosquito. the current study attempts to understand the perturbations in the proteome ... | 2018 | 30192139 |
| extensive recoding of dengue virus type 2 specifically reduces replication in primate cells without gain-of-function in aedes aegypti mosquitoes. | dengue virus (denv), an arthropod-borne ("arbovirus") virus, causes a range of human maladies ranging from self-limiting dengue fever to the life-threatening dengue shock syndrome and proliferates well in two different taxa of the animal kingdom, mosquitoes and primates. mosquitoes and primates show taxonomic group-specific intolerance to certain codon pairs when expressing their genes by translation. this is called "codon pair bias". by necessity, dengue viruses evolved to delicately balance th ... | 2018 | 30192757 |
| plant-derived compounds regulate formation of the insect juvenile hormone receptor complex. | insect growth regulators (igrs) are attractive pest control agents due to their high target specificity and relative safety to the environment. recently, plants have been shown to synthesize igrs that affect the insect juvenile hormone (jh) as a part of their defense mechanisms. using a yeast two-hybrid system transformed with the aedes aegypti jh receptor as a reporter system, we identified several jh agonists (jhas) and antagonists (jhans) causing retardation in the ovarian development of fema ... | 2018 | 30195384 |
| multiple insecticide resistance mechanisms in primary dengue vector, aedes aegypti (linn.) from dengue endemic districts of sub-himalayan west bengal, india. | mosquitoes belonging to genus aedes are the prime vectors of several arboviral diseases such as dengue, zika and chikungunya worldwide. every year numerous cases of dengue infections occur throughout the world, proper control of which depends on efficient vector control. however the onset of insecticide resistance has resulted in failure of vector control approaches. | 2018 | 30199543 |
| evaluation of eosin-methylene blue as a photosensitizer for larval control of aedes aegypti by a photodynamic process. | aedes aegypti (ae. aegypti) is a competent vector for transmitting important viral diseases such as yellow fever, dengue, chikungunya, and zika. several strategies have been applied to avoid ae. aegypti proliferation by using environmental management, biological, and chemical approaches. however, the development of new methods for effective control of the insect vector population is still needed. photodynamic control is an alternative way to control the vector population by using a physical appr ... | 2018 | 30200177 |
| nutritional quality during development alters insulin-like peptides' expression and physiology of the adult yellow fever mosquito, aedes aegypti. | mosquitoes have distinct developmental and adult life history, and the vectorial capacity of females has been shown to be affected by the larval nutritional environment. however, little is known about the effect of developmental nutrition on insulin-signaling and nutrient storage. in this study, we used aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito, to determine whether larval nutrition affects insulin gene expression. we also determined the traits regulated by insulin signaling, such as stored-nutri ... | 2018 | 30200185 |
| quiescence in aedes aegypti: interpopulation differences contribute to population dynamics and vectorial capacity. | the strategy of aedes aegypti to prolong embryonic viability by quiescence has severe implications for geographic expansion and maintenance of mosquito populations in areas under control measures. we evaluated the effects of quiescence on biological parameters directly or indirectly associated with population dynamics and vectorial capacity in populations of this mosquito species from two brazilian municipalities characterized as dengue, chikungunya, and zika transmission areas. egg viability, i ... | 2018 | 30200417 |
| the effect of permethrin resistance on aedes aegypti transcriptome following ingestion of zika virus infected blood. | aedes aegypti (l.) is the primary vector of many emerging arboviruses. insecticide resistance among mosquito populations is a consequence of the application of insecticides for mosquito control. we used rna-sequencing to compare transcriptomes between permethrin resistant and susceptible strains of florida ae. aegypti in response to zika virus infection. a total of 2459 transcripts were expressed at significantly different levels between resistant and susceptible ae. aegypti. gene ontology analy ... | 2018 | 30200481 |
| mosquito and tick repellency of two anthemis essential oils from saudi arabia. | the essential oils (eos) of anthemis melampodina (am) and anthemis scrobicularis (as) (asteraceae) were extracted from the aerial parts of the plants by hydrodistillation, and their chemical compositions were analyzed using gc-fid and gc-ms. fifty-six components representing 85.5% of the oil composition of anthemis melampdina were identified, and the major components were α-pinene (17.1%) and β-eudesmol (13.8%). forty-one components representing 86% of the oil composition of anthemis scrobicular ... | 2018 | 30202228 |
| distribution and breeding sites of aedes aegypti and aedes albopictus in 32 urban/peri-urban districts of mozambique: implication for assessing the risk of arbovirus outbreaks. | aedes-borne arboviruses have emerged as an important public health problem worldwide and, in mozambique, the number of cases and its geographical spread have been growing. however, information on the occurrence, distribution and ecology of aedes aegypti and ae. albopictus mosquitoes remain poorly known in the country. | 2018 | 30208017 |
| potential of aedes aegypti populations in madeira island to transmit dengue and chikungunya viruses. | aedes spp. mosquitoes mainly transmit the arboviruses dengue virus (denv) and chikungunya virus (chikv) in urban areas, causing a severe public health problem. in 2012-2013, a major dengue outbreak occurred on madeira island where the mosquito aedes aegypti was the only vector. up to now, the competence of ae. aegypti populations from madeira to transmit denv or chikv remains unknown. this study aimed to assess experimentally the ability of ae. aegypti populations from madeira to transmit these ... | 2018 | 30208974 |
| vaccination and immunization strategies to design aedes aegypti salivary protein based subunit vaccine tackling flavivirus infection. | flavivirus causes arthropod-borne severe diseases that sometimes lead to the death. the flavivirus species including dengue virus, zika virus and yellow fever virus are transmitted by the bite of aedes mosquitoes. all these viral species target the people living in their respective endemic zone causing a high mortality rate. recent studies show that immune factors present in the ae. aegypti saliva is the hidden culprit promoting blood meal collection, suppressing host immune molecules and promot ... | 2019 | 30219509 |
| where vectors collide: the importance of mechanisms shaping the realized niche for modeling ranges of invasive aedes mosquitoes. | the vector mosquitoes aedes aegypti (l.), native to africa, and aedes albopictus (skuse), native to asia, are widespread invasives whose spatial distributions frequently overlap. predictive models of their distributions are typically correlative rather than mechanistic, and based on only abiotic variables describing putative environmental requirements despite extensive evidence of competitive interactions leading to displacements. here we review putative roles of competition contributing to dist ... | 2018 | 30220875 |
| the surveillance of chikungunya virus in a temperate climate: challenges and possible solutions from the experience of lazio region, italy. | chikv has become an emerging public health concern in the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere as a consequenceof the expansion of the endemic areas of its vectors (mainly aedes aegypti and aedesalbopictus). in 2017, a new outbreak of chikv was detected in italy with three clusters of autochthonous transmission in the lazio region (central italy), in the cities of anzio, rome, and latina and a secondary cluster in the calabria region (south italy). given the climate characteristics of it ... | 2018 | 30223536 |
| a comparison of mosquito densities, weather and infection rates of aedes aegypti during the first epidemics of chikungunya (2014) and zika (2016) in areas with and without vector control in puerto rico. | in puerto rico, the first records of the transmission of chikungunya (chikv) and zika (zikv) viruses were confirmed in may 2014 and december 2015, respectively. transmission of chikv peaked in september 2014, whereas that of zikv peaked in august 2016. the emergence of these mosquito-transmitted arboviruses in the context of a lack of human population immunity allowed observations of whether the outbreaks were associated with aedes aegypti (diptera: culicidae) densities and weather. mosquito den ... | 2019 | 30225842 |
| baseline characterization of dengue epidemiology in yogyakarta city, indonesia, before a randomized controlled trial of wolbachia for arboviral disease control. | dengue is endemic in indonesia. here, we describe the epidemiology of dengue in the city of yogyakarta, central java, as a prelude to implementation of a cluster-randomized trial of wolbachia for the biocontrol of arboviral transmission. surveillance records from 2006 to 2016 demonstrate seasonal oscillations of dengue incidence with varying magnitude. two lines of evidence demonstrate a high force of infection; the hospitalized case burden of patients diagnosed with dengue hemorrhagic fever or ... | 2018 | 30226138 |
| evaluation of effectiveness of a community-based intervention for control of dengue virus vector, ouagadougou, burkina faso. | we evaluated the effectiveness of a community-based intervention for dengue vector control in ouagadougou, the capital city of burkina faso. households in the intervention (n = 287) and control (n = 289) neighborhoods were randomly sampled and the outcomes collected before the intervention (october 2015) and after the intervention (october 2016). the intervention reduced residents' exposure to dengue vector bites (vector saliva biomarker difference -0.08 [95% ci -0.11 to -0.04]). the pupae index ... | 2018 | 30226159 |
| fine structure of tarsal sensilla of aedes aegypti (l.) (diptera: culicidae). | the tarsi of all three pairs of legs of both sexes of aedes aegypti (l.) bear spine sensilla, five types of hair sensilla, which are designated a, b, c1, c2 and c3, and campaniform sensilla. type a and b hairs, spines, and cam-paniform sensilla are innervated by one neuron with a tubular body, a characteristic of cuticular mechanoreceptors. in particular the hairs and spines are tactile receptors and the campaniform sensilla are proprioceptors. the c1, c2, and c3 hair sensilla have the morpholog ... | 1978 | 30227696 |
| determining environmental and anthropogenic factors which explain the global distribution of aedes aegypti and ae. albopictus. | responsible for considerable global human morbidity and mortality, aedes aegypti and ae. albopictus are the primary vectors of several important human diseases, including dengue and yellow fever. although numerous variables that affect mosquito survival and reproduction have been recorded at the local and regional scales, many remain untested at the global level, potentially confounding mapping efforts to date. | 2018 | 30233829 |
| enhancement of insect susceptibility and larvicidal efficacy of cry4ba toxin by calcofluor. | mosquitoes transmit many vector-borne infectious diseases including malaria, dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever, filariasis, and japanese encephalitis. the insecticidal δ-endotoxins cry4, cry11, and cyt produced from bacillus thuringiensis have been used for bio-control of mosquito larvae. cry δ-endotoxins are synthesised as inactive protoxins in the form of crystalline inclusions in which they are processed to active toxins in larval midgut lumen. previously, we demonstrated that the activated c ... | 2018 | 30236155 |
| the intrinsically disordered c-terminal f domain of the ecdysteroid receptor from aedes aegypti exhibits metal ion-binding ability. | the dominant vector of dengue and zika diseases is a female aedes aegypti mosquito. its reproduction is controlled by the formation of an active heterodimer complex of the 20-hydroxyecdysone receptor (ecr) and ultraspiracle protein (usp). although ecr exhibits a structural and functional organization typical of nuclear receptors (nrs), the ecr c-terminus has an additional f domain (aafecr) that is rarely present in the nrs superfamily. the presence of f domains is evolutionarily not well conserv ... | 2019 | 30243841 |
| microbiome interaction networks and community structure from laboratory-reared and field-collected aedes aegypti, aedes albopictus, and culex quinquefasciatus mosquito vectors. | microbial interactions are an underappreciated force in shaping insect microbiome communities. although pairwise patterns of symbiont interactions have been identified, we have a poor understanding regarding the scale and the nature of co-occurrence and co-exclusion interactions within the microbiome. to characterize these patterns in mosquitoes, we sequenced the bacterial microbiome of aedes aegypti, ae. albopictus, and culex quinquefasciatus caught in the field or reared in the laboratory and ... | 2018 | 30250462 |
| population structure of a vector of human diseases: aedes aegypti in its ancestral range, africa. | aedes aegypti, the major vector of dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya, and zika viruses, remains of great medical and public health concern. there is little doubt that the ancestral home of the species is africa. this mosquito invaded the new world 400-500 years ago and later, asia. however, little is known about the genetic structure and history of ae. aegypti across africa, as well as the possible origin(s) of the new world invasion. here, we use ~17,000 genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphi ... | 2018 | 30250667 |
| sex and species specific hearing mechanisms in mosquito flagellar ears. | hearing is essential for the courtship of one of the major carriers of human disease, the mosquito. males locate females through flight-tone recognition and both sexes engage in mid-air acoustic communications, which can take place within swarms containing thousands of individuals. despite the importance of hearing for mosquitoes, its mechanisms are still largely unclear. we here report a multilevel analysis of auditory function across three disease-transmitting mosquitoes (aedes aegypti, anophe ... | 2018 | 30254270 |
| differential transmission of asian and african zika virus lineages by aedes aegypti from new caledonia. | zika virus (zikv) is a flavivirus that is transmitted to humans by aedes mosquitoes. zikv is divided into two phylogenetic lineages, african and asian. in the asian lineage, pacific and american clades have been linked to the recent worldwide outbreak of zikv. the aim of this study was to measure the vector competence of aedes aegypti for seven zikv strains belonging to both lineages. we demonstrate that ae. aegypti from new caledonia (nc), south pacific region, is a low-competence vector for as ... | 2018 | 30254274 |
| c-type lectin-20 interacts with alp1 receptor to reduce cry toxicity in aedes aegypti. | aedes aegypti is a crucial vector for human diseases, such as yellow fever, dengue, chikungunya, and zika viruses. today, a major challenge throughout the globe is the insufficient availability of antiviral drugs and vaccines against arboviruses, and toxins produced by bacillus thuringiensis (bt) are still used as biological agents for mosquito control. the use of cry toxins to kill insects mainly depends on the interaction between cry toxins and important toxin receptors, such as alkaline phosp ... | 2018 | 30257487 |
| first report of v1016g and s989p knockdown resistant (kdr) mutations in pyrethroid-resistant sri lankan aedes aegypti mosquitoes. | dengue is a serious arboviral disease in sri lanka with a large number of dengue fever (df) cases every year. control of the primary vector aedes aegypti depends upon larval habitat source reduction and insecticide application. however, increases in the number of reported cases suggest the inefficiency of current control strategies and the possibility of resistance to currently used insecticides. early detection of mutations in the voltage-gated sodium channel (vgsc) gene that confer knockdown r ... | 2018 | 30257701 |
| history of zikv infections in india and management of disease outbreaks. | zika virus (zikv) is an emerging arbovirus infection endemic in multiple countries spread from asia, africa to the americas and europe. previously known to cause rare and fairly benign human infections, zikv has become a major international public health emergency after being linked to unexpected neurological complications, that includes fetal brain damage/death and microcephaly in babies born to infected mothers and guillain-barre syndrome (gbs) in adults. it appears that a single genetic mutat ... | 2018 | 30258421 |
| high functional conservation of takeout family members in a courtship model system. | takeout (to) is one of the male-specific genes expressed in the fat body that regulate male courtship behavior, and has been shown to act as a secreted protein in conjunction with courtship circuits. there are 23 takeout family members in drosophila melanogaster, and homologues of this family are distributed across insect species. sequence conservation among family members is low. here we test the functional conservation of takeout family members by examining whether they can rescue the takeout ... | 2018 | 30261021 |
| nanosilver crystals capped with bauhinia acuminata phytochemicals as new antimicrobials and mosquito larvicides. | to develop novel nanoformulated insecticides and antimicrobials, herein we produced ag nanoparticles (agnps) using the bauhinia acuminata leaf extract. this unexpensive aqueous extract acted as a capping and reducing agent for the formation of agnps. we characterized b. acuminata-synthesized agnps by uv-vis and ftir spectroscopy, xrd and tem analyses. uv-vis spectroscopy analysis of b. acuminata-synthesized agnps showed a peak at 441.5 nm. ftir shed light on functional groups from the phytoconst ... | 2018 | 30262272 |
| efficacy of mosquito coils: cross-resistance to pyrethroids in aedes aegypti (diptera: culicidae) from indonesia. | aedes aegypti (l.) (diptera: culicidae) is the primary vector of several arthropod-borne viral infectious diseases globally. relentless vector control efforts are performed to curtail disease transmissions, insecticides remain as the first line of defense in indonesia. with a dearth of publication on the efficacy of mosquito coil in indonesia, this is the first report related to mosquito coil despite its common use in households. ae. aegypti mosquitoes were sampled from nine regencies in indones ... | 2018 | 30265353 |
| aedes aegypti mosquitoes from guadeloupe (french west indies) are able to transmit yellow fever virus. | the recent yellow fever epidemic in brazil has raised the concern of outbreaks in neighboring countries, particularly in the caribbean region where the vector aedes aegypti is predominant. this threat comes from the past when in the americas, this disease caused devastating urban epidemics. we report the vector competence of ae. aegypti from guadeloupe for yellow fever virus by determining different parameters describing virus infection, dissemination, and transmission. the results indicate that ... | 2018 | 30265716 |
| hypometabolic strategy and glucose metabolism maintenance of aedes aegypti egg desiccation. | the mosquito aedes aegypti is vector of several viruses including yellow fever virus, dengue virus chikungunya virus and zika virus. one of the major problems involving these diseases transmission is that a. aegypti embryos are resistant to desiccation at the end of embryogenesis, surviving and remaining viable for several months inside the egg. therefore, a fine metabolism control is essential to support these organisms throughout this period of resistance. the carbohydrate metabolism has been ... | 2019 | 30266630 |
| synthetic mirnas induce dual arboviral-resistance phenotypes in the vector mosquito aedes aegypti. | mosquito-borne arboviruses are responsible for recent dengue, chikungunya, and zika pandemics. the yellow-fever mosquito, aedes aegypti, plays an important role in the transmission of all three viruses. we developed a mirna-based approach that results in a dual resistance phenotype in mosquitoes to dengue serotype 3 (denv-3) and chikungunya (chikv) viruses. the target viruses are from two distinct arboviral families and the antiviral mechanism is designed to function through the endogenous mirna ... | 2018 | 30271898 |
| application of artificial neural networks for dengue fever outbreak predictions in the northwest coast of yucatan, mexico and san juan, puerto rico. | modelling dengue fever in endemic areas is important to mitigate and improve vector-borne disease control to reduce outbreaks. this study applied artificial neural networks (anns) to predict dengue fever outbreak occurrences in san juan, puerto rico (usa), and in several coastal municipalities of the state of yucatan, mexico, based on specific thresholds. the models were trained with 19 years of dengue fever data for puerto rico and six years for mexico. environmental and demographic data includ ... | 2018 | 30274404 |
| the importance of water typologies in lay entomologies of aedes aegypti habitat, breeding and dengue risk: a study from northern australia. | dengue fever is making a significant comeback globally and its control still depends largely on residents' actions. community awareness and education are central to its management; however, programmes have had limited impact, because they are often based on short-term research and limited awareness of the socio-ecological contexts wherein local knowledge of dengue and its vectors (lay entomology) is produced and enacted in and through place. long-term studies of lay knowledge of dengue vectors a ... | 2018 | 30274463 |
| from incriminating stegomyia fasciata to releasing wolbachia pipientis: australian research on the dengue virus vector, aedes aegypti, and development of novel strategies for its surveillance and control. | globally, the dengue viruses (denvs) infect approximately 300 million people annually. australia has a history of epidemic dengue, with outbreaks in the early decades of the twentieth century responsible for tens of thousands of cases. seminal experiments conducted by australian scientists during these outbreaks were the first to incriminate aedes aegypti as a major vector of dengue viruses. one hundred years later, australian scientists are playing a lead role in the development of surveillance ... | 2018 | 30274467 |
| serotonin signaling regulates insulin-like peptides for growth, reproduction, and metabolism in the disease vector aedes aegypti. | disease-transmitting female mosquitoes require a vertebrate blood meal to produce their eggs. an obligatory hematophagous lifestyle, rapid reproduction, and existence of a large number of transmittable diseases make mosquitoes the world's deadliest animals. attaining optimal body size and nutritional status is critical for mosquitoes to become reproductively competent and effective disease vectors. we report that blood feeding boosts serotonin concentration and elevates the serotonin receptor aa ... | 2018 | 30275337 |
| microcystin and pyriproxyfen are toxic to early stages of development in rhamdia quelen: an experimental and modelling study. | the recent increase of freshwater eutrophication has favored cyanobacteria blooms and consequently the increase of toxins such as microcystin-lr in aquatic environments, but few is know about the associated effect of toxin and other compounds. pyriproxyfen is an insecticide indicated by who (world health organization) to control aedes aegypti mosquito (vector of dengue, chikungunya and zika diseases), however, the effects are not well described to non-target species, such as fish. the early life ... | 2018 | 30278392 |
| seasonal and spatial distribution of aedes aegypti and aedes albopictus in a municipal urban park in são paulo, sp, brazil. | dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya and zika are important arboviruses present in various countries of the world, the etiological agents of which are transmitted to human-beings by the bite of infected females of aedes aegypti and aedes albopictus. biological aspects of these vectors, such as their distribution and abundance, are influenced by climatic variables such as rainfall and temperature. we assess the spatial and seasonal distribution of ae. aegypti and ae. albopictus, during spring 2014 a ... | 2019 | 30282003 |
| relationship between local presence and density of aedes aegypti eggs with dengue cases: a spatial analysis approach. | to analyze the relationship between the occurrence of dengue and ovitrap positivity and dengue egg density in two amazonas municipalities (brazil) in 2016. | 2018 | 30282110 |
| bacillus wiedmannii biovar thuringiensis: a specialized mosquitocidal pathogen with plasmids from diverse origins. | bacillus cereus sensu lato also known as b. cereus group is composed of an ecologically diverse bacterial group with an increasing number of related species, some of which are medically or agriculturally important. numerous efforts have been undertaken to allow presumptive differentiation of b. cereus group species from one another. fcc41 is a bacillus sp. strain toxic against mosquito species like aedes aegypti, aedes (ochlerotatus) albifasciatus, culex pipiens, culex quinquefasciatus, and culex ... | 2018 | 30285095 |
| projecting the end of the zika virus epidemic in latin america: a modelling analysis. | zika virus (zikv) emerged in latin america and the caribbean (lac) region in 2013, with serious implications for population health in the region. in 2016, the world health organization declared the zikv outbreak a public health emergency of international concern following a cluster of associated neurological disorders and neonatal malformations. in 2017, zika cases declined, but future incidence in lac remains uncertain due to gaps in our understanding, considerable variation in surveillance and ... | 2018 | 30285863 |
| enhanced mortality in deltamethrin-resistant aedes aegypti in thailand using a piperonyl butoxide synergist. | aedes aegypti is the primary vector of dengue viruses in thailand. control of this mosquito continues to rely heavily on use of insecticides in various forms and applications. the synergistic effect of piperonyl butoxide (pbo), combined with deltamethrin against eight populations of ae. aegypti collected from different regions in thailand is presented. the standard who adult contact bioassays found all populations with low to moderate levels of resistance to deltamethrin alone (using a 0.05% dis ... | 2019 | 30287252 |
| plant essential oils enhance diverse pyrethroids against multiple strains of mosquitoes and inhibit detoxification enzyme processes. | mosquito-borne diseases account for the deaths of approximately 700,000 people annually throughout the world, with many more succumbing to the debilitating side effects associated with these etiologic disease agents. this is exacerbated in many countries where the lack of mosquito control and resources to prevent and treat mosquito-borne disease coincide. as populations of mosquito species grow more resistant to currently utilized control chemistries, the need for new and effective chemical mean ... | 2018 | 30287743 |
| neuronal responses of antennal olfactory sensilla to insect chemical repellents in the yellow fever mosquito, aedes aegypti. | the yellow fever mosquito, aedes aegypti, is a vector of many human diseases such as yellow fever, dengue fever, and zika. as insecticide resistance has been widely reported, chemical repellents have been adopted as alternative options for mosquito and mosquito-borne disease control. this study characterized the responses of olfactory receptor neurons (orns) in different types of antennal olfactory sensilla in ae. aegypti to 48 chemicals that exhibited repellent activity in various insect specie ... | 2018 | 30291492 |
| vector competence analysis of two aedes aegypti lineages from bello, colombia, reveals that they are affected similarly by dengue-2 virus infection. | dengue is the second most prevalent vector-borne disease after malaria in colombia. it is caused by dengue virus, an arbovirus that exhibits high epidemic power, which is evidenced by its occurrence in more than 80% of the country, largely because of the extensive dispersion of the mosquito vector aedes aegypti. the existence of two lineages of ae. aegypti has been proposed based on genetic differences at the mitochondrial level, and they have been reported to circulate in similar proportions in ... | 2019 | 30298277 |
| the effect of parasite infection on the recombination rate of the mosquito aedes aegypti. | sexual reproduction and meiotic recombination generate new genetic combinations and may thereby help an individual infected by a parasite to protect its offspring from being infected. while this idea is often used to understand the evolutionary forces underlying the maintenance of sex and recombination, it also suggests that infected individuals should increase plastically their rate of recombination. we tested the latter idea with the mosquito aedes aegypti and asked whether females infected by ... | 2018 | 30300349 |
| evidence that rh proteins in the anal papillae of the freshwater mosquito aedes aegypti are involved in the regulation of acid-base balance in elevated salt and ammonia environments. | aedes aegypti commonly inhabit ammonia-rich sewage effluents in tropical regions of the world where the adults are responsible for the spread of disease. studies have shown the importance of the anal papillae of a. aegypti in ion uptake and ammonia excretion. the anal papillae express ammonia transporters and rhesus (rh) proteins which are involved in ammonia excretion and studies have primarily focused on understanding these mechanisms in freshwater. in this study, effects of rearing larvae in ... | 2018 | 30305376 |
| spatio-temporal distribution of vertically transmitted dengue viruses by aedes aegypti (diptera: culicidae) from arroyo naranjo, havana, cuba. | to study the distribution of vertical transmission of dengue viruses in field-collected aedes aegypti larvae in the municipality of arroyo naranjo in havana, cuba. | 2018 | 30307674 |
| human and entomologic investigations of chikungunya outbreak in mandera, northeastern kenya, 2016. | chikungunya is a reemerging vector borne pathogen associated with severe morbidity in affected populations. lamu, along the kenyan coast was affected by a major chikungunya outbreak in 2004. twelve years later, we report on entomologic investigations and laboratory confirmed chikungunya cases in northeastern kenya. patient blood samples were received at the kenya medical research institute (kemri) viral hemorrhagic fever laboratory and the immunoglobulin m enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (igm ... | 2018 | 30308064 |
| zika virus: a critical analysis and pharmaceutical perspectives. | zika virus belongs to family of viruses 'flaviviridae' and spreads mostly by daytime-active aedes mosquitoes. the resulting infection is known as zika fever. it is usually asymptomatic or often causes mild symptoms, which are very similar to dengue fever. the aedes aegypti mosquito is also responsible for dengue and chikungunya viruses. zika virus can spread by crossing the placental barrier from a pregnant mother to a fetus, which can result in microcephaly, severe brain malformations including ... | 2018 | 30311585 |
| genetic variation in insect vectors: death of typology? | the issue of typological versus population thinking in biology is briefly introduced and defined. it is then emphasized how population thinking is most relevant and useful in vector biology. three points are made: (1) vectors, as they exist in nature, are genetically very heterogeneous. (2) four examples of how this is relevant in vector biology research are presented: understanding variation in vector competence, gwas, identifying the origin of new introductions of invasive species, and resista ... | 2018 | 30314367 |
| effects of alternative blood sources on wolbachia infected aedes aegypti females within and across generations. | wolbachia bacteria have been identified as a tool for reducing the transmission of arboviruses transmitted by aedes aegypti. research groups around the world are now mass rearing wolbachia-infected ae. aegypti for deliberate release. we investigated the fitness impact of a crucial element of mass rearing: the blood meal required by female ae. aegypti to lay eggs. although ae. aegypti almost exclusively feed on human blood, it is often difficult to use human blood in disease-endemic settings. whe ... | 2018 | 30314399 |
| location, seasonal, and functional characteristics of water holding containers with juvenile and pupal aedes aegypti in southern taiwan: a cross-sectional study using hurdle model analyses. | aedes aegypti carries several viruses of public health importance, including the dengue virus. dengue is the most rapidly spreading mosquito-borne viral disease in the world. prevention and control of dengue mainly rely on mosquito control as there is no antiviral treatment or a who-approved vaccine. to reduce the ae. aegypti population, studying the characteristics of their habitats is necessary. aedes aegypti prefer breeding in artificial water holding containers in peridomestic or domestic se ... | 2018 | 30321168 |
| vector competence of aedes bromeliae and aedes vitattus mosquito populations from kenya for chikungunya virus. | kenya has experienced outbreaks of chikungunya in the past years with the most recent outbreak occurring in mandera in the northern region in may 2016 and in mombasa in the coastal region from november 2017 to february 2018. despite the outbreaks in kenya, studies on vector competence have only been conducted on aedes aegypti. however, the role played by other mosquito species in transmission and maintenance of the virus in endemic areas remains unclear. this study sought to determine the possib ... | 2018 | 30321181 |
| comments on qureshi et al (j pak med assoc 2017; 67: 1797-1802) - seasonal and spatial quantitative changes in aedes aegypti under distinctly different ecological areas of lahore, pakistan. | 2018 | 30323378 | |
| response to comments on qureshi et al (j pak med assoc 2017; 67: 1797-1802) seasonal and spatial quantitative changes in aedes aegypti under distinctly different ecological areas of lahore, pakistan. | 2018 | 30323379 | |
| development of an urban molecular xenomonitoring system for lymphatic filariasis in the recife metropolitan region, brazil. | molecular xenomonitoring (mx)-pathogen detection in the mosquito rather than human-is a promising tool for lymphatic filariasis (lf) surveillance. in the recife metropolitan region (rmr), the last lf focus in brazil, culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes have been implicated in transmitting wuchereria bancrofti parasites. this paper presents findings on the ideal mosquito collection method, mosquito dispersion, w. bancrofti infection in mosquitoes and w. bancrofti antigen in humans to aid mx develop ... | 2018 | 30325933 |
| walter reed at camp lazear: a paradigm for contemporary clinical research. | throughout the time of the early settlement and development of north america, there were frequent epidemics of yellow fever. it is thought that ships transporting captured africans likely conveyed both major vectors, the aedes aegypti mosquito and the rna yellow fever virus from africa to north america. infected ships landing in port cities resulted in epidemics that proved impossible to control with conventional interventions. walter reed and the u.s. army commission solved the mystery of the m ... | 2019 | 30327122 |
| the transcriptional response of aedes aegypti with variable extrinsic incubation periods for dengue virus. | dengue fever is the most prevalent arboviral disease globally. dengue virus is transmitted primarily by the aedes aegypti mosquito. one measure of the mosquito's efficiency as a vector is the extrinsic incubation period (eip), which is the time between the ingestion of viremic blood and the emergence of virions in the saliva. the longer it takes virus to infect the midgut and traverse to the saliva, the fewer opportunities the mosquito will have to transmit the pathogen over its lifetime. we hav ... | 2018 | 30335126 |
| ultrastructural analysis of chikungunya virus dissemination from the midgut of the yellow fever mosquito, aedes aegypti. | the transmission cycle of chikungunya virus (chikv) requires that mosquito vectors get persistently infected with the virus, following its oral acqsuisition from a vertebrate host. the mosquito midgut is the initial organ that gets infected with orally acquired chikv. following its replication in the midgut epithelium, the virus exits the midgut and infects secondary tissues including the salivary glands before being transmitted to another host. here, we investigate the pattern of chikv dissemin ... | 2018 | 30340365 |
| the sequence of a male-specific genome region containing the sex determination switch in aedes aegypti. | aedes aegypti is the principal vector of several important arboviruses. among the methods of vector control to limit transmission of disease are genetic strategies that involve the release of sterile or genetically modified non-biting males, which has generated interest in manipulating mosquito sex ratios. sex determination in ae. aegypti is controlled by a non-recombining y chromosome-like region called the m locus, yet characterisation of this locus has been thwarted by the repetitive nature o ... | 2018 | 30342535 |
| validation of serum aminotransferases levels to define severe dengue fever in children. | we aimed to study the pattern of liver-injury in children with dengue fever (df) and validate serum aminotransferase ≥1,000 iu/l as a marker of severe df. | 2018 | 30345242 |
| an unusual occurrence of stromal keratitis in dengue fever. | dengue is a mosquito-borne infection endemic in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. classic dengue fever is a self-limiting, influenza-like illness transmitted by aedes aegypti mosquito. ophthalmic manifestations though rare can involve both the anterior and posterior segments and are usually associated with the thrombocytopenic state. however, ophthalmic complications such as anterior uveitis and vasculitis suggest immune-mediated pathogenesis. herein, we report a rare case of st ... | 2018 | 30355887 |
| quantification of permethrin resistance and kdr alleles in florida strains of aedes aegypti (l.) and aedes albopictus (skuse). | recent outbreaks of locally transmitted dengue and zika viruses in florida have placed more emphasis on integrated vector management plans for aedes aegypti (l.) and aedes albopictus skuse. adulticiding, primarily with pyrethroids, is often employed for the immediate control of potentially arbovirus-infected mosquitoes during outbreak situations. while pyrethroid resistance is common in ae. aegypti worldwide and testing is recommended by cdc and who, resistance to this class of products has not ... | 2018 | 30356237 |
| host blood-meal source has a strong impact on gut microbiota of aedes aegypti. | gut microbial communities of mosquitoes can influence vector susceptibility to pathogens, yet the factors that govern their composition remain poorly understood. we investigated the impact of host blood-meal source on gut microbiota of aedes aegypti l. adult mosquitoes were fed on human, rabbit or chicken blood and their gut microbiota compared to those of sugar-fed and newly emerged adults. microbial diversity was significantly reduced in blood-fed and sugar-fed mosquitoes but was restored to t ... | 2019 | 30357406 |
| salivary gland extract from aedes aegypti improves survival in murine polymicrobial sepsis through oxidative mechanisms. | sepsis is a systemic disease with life-threatening potential and is characterized by a dysregulated immune response from the host to an infection. the organic dysfunction in sepsis is associated with the production of inflammatory cascades and oxidative stress. previous studies showed that aedes aegypti saliva has anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, and antioxidant properties. considering inflammation and the role of oxidative stress in sepsis, we investigated the effect of pretreatment with sa ... | 2018 | 30360497 |
| odor-specific daily rhythms in the olfactory sensitivity and behavior of aedes aegypti mosquitoes. | many biological processes and behaviors in mosquitoes display rhythmic patterns, allowing for fine tuning to cyclic environmental conditions. in mosquitoes, vector-host interactions are primarily mediated by olfactory signals. previous studies have established that, in the malaria vector anopheles gambiae, rhythmic expression of odorant binding proteins and takeout proteins in the antenna resulted in a corresponding rhythm in olfactory sensitivity to relevant host odors. however, it remained unc ... | 2018 | 30360532 |
| generation of axenic aedes aegypti demonstrate live bacteria are not required for mosquito development. | the mosquito gut microbiome plays an important role in mosquito development and fitness, providing a promising avenue for novel mosquito control strategies. here we present a method for rearing axenic (bacteria free) aedes aegypti mosquitoes, consisting of feeding sterilized larvae on agar plugs containing a high concentration of liver and yeast extract. this approach allows for the complete development to adulthood while maintaining sterility; however, axenic mosquito's exhibit delayed developm ... | 2018 | 30367055 |
| wing morphometric variability in aedes aegypti (diptera: culicidae) from different urban built environments. | aedes aegypti is the main vector of the dengue, zika and several other arboviruses. it is highly adapted to urbanized environments and can be found worldwide. mosquito population control is considered the best strategy for fighting mosquito-borne diseases, making an understanding of their population dynamics vital for the development of more effective vector control programs. this study therefore sought to investigate how different levels of urbanization affect aedes aegypti populations and modu ... | 2018 | 30367678 |
| new sulphated flavonoids and larvicidal activity of helicteres velutina k. schum (sterculiaceae). | helicteres velutina k. schum (sterculiaceae), commonly known in brazil as 'pitó', is traditionally used by indigenous peoples as insecticides and repellents. the present work reports on the the phytoconstituents from aerial parts of h. velutina and evaluation of the larvicidal potential of its extract. the compounds were isolated using chromatographic techniques and identified by nmr, ir and lc-hrms. this study led to the isolation of a fatty acid, one aliphatic alcohol, four chlorophyll derivat ... | 2018 | 30373225 |
| control of dengue virus in the midgut of aedes aegypti by ectopic expression of the dsrna-binding protein loqs2. | dengue virus (denv) is an arbovirus transmitted to humans by aedes mosquitoes1. in the insect vector, the small interfering rna (sirna) pathway is an important antiviral mechanism against denv2-5. however, it remains unclear when and where the sirna pathway acts during the virus cycle. here, we show that the sirna pathway fails to efficiently silence denv in the midgut of aedes aegypti although it is essential to restrict systemic replication. accumulation of denv-derived sirnas in the midgut re ... | 2018 | 30374169 |
| isolation and identification of mosquito biting deterrents from the north american mosquito repelling folk remedy plant, matricaria discoidea dc. | matricaria discoidea dc. (asteraceae) has documented use as an insect repellent by blackfoot indians and other indigenous groups of north america. this investigation was conducted to evaluate this practice and systematically identify chemical constituents responsible for any insect repelling effect by utilizing a mosquito (aedes aegypti (linnaeus)) biting deterrent bioactivity-directed purification approach. hydrodistilled oil from dried aerial parts of m. discoidea was the most bioactive crude ... | 2018 | 30379955 |
| a statewide survey of container aedes mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae) in north carolina, 2016: a multiagency surveillance response to zika using ovitraps. | native and invasive container-inhabiting aedes mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae) play important roles in the transmission of endemic and traveler-introduced arboviruses in the united states. in response to the emergence of zika virus into the americas, we surveyed the distribution of container aedes spp. of public health importance within north carolina during 2016 using ovitraps. a seasonal survey was conducted in 18 counties from the mountains to the coast to identify species incriminated in the ... | 2019 | 30380070 |
| ultrastructure of the peg and hair sensilla on the antenna of larval aedes aegypti (l.). | the antenna of fourth instar larvae of aedes aegypti has one peg organ of a basiconic type innervated by four neurons. the dendrites are ensheathed to near their terminations at the peg tip by an electron-dense dendritic sheath and by a cuticular sheath. they have easy communication by diffusion with the external environment only at the tip through a peripheral ensheathing membrane and six slit-channels. one of the dendrites resembles a tubular body proximally and may be mechanoreceptive. the pe ... | 1971 | 30380807 |
| toward implementation of mosquito sterile insect technique: the effect of storage conditions on survival of male aedes aegypti mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae) during transport. | sterile insect technique (sit) is a promising, environmentally friendly alternative to the use of pesticides for insect pest control. however, implementing sit with aedes aegypti (linnaeus) mosquitoes presents unique challenges. for example, during transport from the rearing facility to the release site and during the actual release in the field, damage to male mosquitoes should be minimized to preserve their reproductive competitiveness. the short flight range of male ae. aegypti requires elabo ... | 2018 | 30383264 |
| toxic activity, molecular modeling and docking simulations of bacillus thuringiensis cry11 toxin variants obtained via dna shuffling. | the cry11 family belongs to a large group of δ-endotoxins that share three distinct structural domains. among the dipteran-active toxins referred to as three-domain cry11 toxins, the cry11aa protein from bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis (bti) has been the most extensively studied. despite the potential of bti as an effective biological control agent, the understanding of cry11 toxins remains incomplete. in this study, five cry11 variants obtained via dna shuffling displayed toxic activi ... | 2018 | 30386315 |
| improvement of mosquito identification by maldi-tof ms biotyping using protein signatures from two body parts. | matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry technology (maldi-tof ms) is an innovative tool that has been shown to be effective for the identification of numerous arthropod groups including mosquitoes. a critical step in the implementation of maldi-tof ms identification is the creation of spectra databases (db) for the species of interest. mosquito legs were the body part most frequently used to create identification db. however, legs are one of the most fragile ... | 2018 | 30390691 |