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The impacts of biological invasions

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Anthropocene is characterised by a continuous human‐mediated reshuffling of the distributions of species globally. Both intentional and unintentional introductions have resulted in numerous species being translocated beyond their native ranges, often leading to their establishment and subsequent spread – a process referred to as biological
Phillip J. Haubrock, Teun Everts, Neil Angelo S. Abreo, Jamie Bojko, Victor Deklerck, James W. E. Dickey, Ana Clara S. Franco, Emili García‐Berthou, Stelios Katsanevakis, Natalia I. Kirichenko, Stefano Mammola, Martin A. Nuñez, Ben Parker, Riccardo Scalera, Ismael Soto, Diederik Strubbe, Ali Serhan Tarkan, Lorenzo Vilizzi, Tim Adriaens, Paride Balzani, Dagmara Błońska, Elizabeta Briski, Rein Brys, Amy L. Burgess, James E. Byers, Carlos Cano‐Barbacil, Giuseppe Castaldelli, Jaimie T.A. Dick, Victoria Dominguez Almela, Romina D. Dimarco, Margarita Florencio, Antonín Kouba, Melina Kourantidou, Irmak Kurtul, Irene Martín‐Forés, Olivier Morissette, Julian D. Olden, Bruno E. Soares, Jakub Truszkowski, Hugo Verreycken, Marc Kenis, Ronaldo Sousa, J. Robert Britton   +42 more
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Quantitative reverse transcription PCR assay to detect a genetic marker of pyrethroid resistance in Culex mosquitoes.

PLoS ONE, 2022
Pyrethroid insecticides are widely used to control mosquitoes that transmit pathogens such as West Nile virus (WNV) to people. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in the knockdown resistance locus (kdr) of the voltage gated sodium channel (Vgsc) gene ...
Kelli M Hager, Erick Gaona, Amy Kistler, Kalani Ratnasiri, Hanna Retallack, Miguel Barretto, Sarah S Wheeler, Christopher M Hoover, Eric J Haas-Stapleton   +8 more
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Biochemical Responses of Anopheles spp. Larvae to a Novel Brazilian BR101 Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis Formulation: Oxidative Stress, Detoxification Enzymes, and Safety for Nontarget Notonectidae and Gerridae Aquatic Insects

Chemistry &Biodiversity, EarlyView.
Bti BR101 exhibits strong larvicidal activity against Anopheles larvae spp., with dose‐dependent mortality and LC50 of 3.13 µg/mL. Bti increases ROS, lipid and protein oxidation, and activates antioxidant enzymes (SOD, CAT, GPx) and detoxification pathways (MFO and esterases), indicating moderate oxidative stress.
Izabel Cristina de Oliveira Bentes, Dayane Dantas Abensour, Maria Luiza Lima da Costa, Raquel Telles de Moreira Sampaio, Leticia Bernadete da Silva, Francisco Augusto da Silva Ferreira, Cláudia Patrícia da Silva Tavares, Hergen Vieira de Souza, Francisco de Assis Marque, Mário Antonio Navarro da Silva, Eduarda Andrade de Lima, Gislayne Trindade Vilas‐Boas, João Antonio Cyrino Zequi, André Correa de Oliveira, Rosemary Aparecida Roque   +14 more
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Larviciding intervention targeting malaria vectors also affects Culex mosquito distribution in the city of Yaoundé, Cameroon

Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases, 2023
Although Culex species are considered to be equally affected by control measures targeting malaria vectors, there is still not enough evidence of the impact of interventions such as larviciding on the distribution of these mosquito species.
Abdou Talipouo, Patricia Doumbe-Belisse, Carmène S. Ngadjeu, Landre Djamouko-Djonkam, Elysée Nchoutpouen, Roland Bamou, Nadège Sonhafouo-Chiana, Audrey Paul Marie Mayi, Gisèle Aurélie Dadji Foko, Parfait Awono-Ambene, Sévilor Kekeunou, Charles S. Wondji, Christophe Antonio-Nkondjio   +12 more
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Characterization of a broad-based mosquito yeast interfering RNA larvicide with a conserved target site in mosquito semaphorin-1a genes [PDF]

, 2019
BACKGROUND: RNA interference (RNAi), which has facilitated functional characterization of mosquito neural development genes such as the axon guidance regulator semaphorin-1a (sema1a), could one day be applied as a new means of vector control ...
Duman-Scheel, Molly, Hapairai, Limb K., Li, Ping, Mysore, Keshava, Realey, Jacob S., Scheel, Nicholas D., Severson, David W., Sun, Longhua, Wang, Chien-Wei, Wei, Na   +9 more
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Titin Is Present in the Elastic Tethers That Connect Separating Anaphase Chromosomes in Crane‐Fly Spermatocytes

Cytoskeleton, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Elastic tethers connect telomeres of separating chromosomes in anaphase of animal cells. Immunofluorescence staining of titin in crane‐fly spermatocytes, using 4 different antibodies, shows that the giant elastic protein titin seems to be a component of mitotic tethers: titin “strands” extend between separating chromosomes, connecting their ...
Demetra Economopoulos, Maral Janan, Martina Krüger, Aavo‐Valdur Mikelsaar, Arthur Forer, Rose Sheykhani   +5 more
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Updated distribution maps of predominant Culex mosquitoes across the Americas

Parasites & Vectors, 2021
Background Estimates of the geographical distribution of Culex mosquitoes in the Americas have been limited to state and provincial levels in the United States and Canada and based on data from the 1980s.
Morgan E. Gorris, Andrew W. Bartlow, Seth D. Temple, Daniel Romero-Alvarez, Deborah P. Shutt, Jeanne M. Fair, Kimberly A. Kaufeld, Sara Y. Del Valle, Carrie A. Manore   +8 more
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Evaluation of textile substrates for dispensing synthetic attractants for malaria mosquitoes [PDF]

, 2014
Background: The full-scale impact of odour-baited technology on the surveillance, sampling and control of vectors of infectious diseases is partly limited by the lack of methods for the efficient and sustainable dispensing of attractants.
Gheysens, Tom, Mukabana, Wolfgang R, Mweresa, Collins K, Omusula, Philemon, Otieno, Bruno, Takken, Willem, van Loon, Joop JA   +6 more
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Toward Dual‐Function Nanoparticle Platforms for Arboviral Diagnostics and Vaccines: Advances, Challenges, and Future Prospects

Nano Select, EarlyView.
This review explores nanoparticle (NP)‐based biosensors and nanovaccine platforms for arboviral infections, highlighting their design, performance, and translational potential. By comparing case studies across viruses, it identifies gold‐standard nanomaterials such as gold NPs (AuNPs), zinc oxide NPs (ZnONPs), molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) nanocomposites,
Peyman Halvaeikhanekahdani, Sajad Zandi, Qadeer Ahmad, Hadiseh Payravand   +3 more
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The Role of Temperature in Transmission of Zoonotic Arboviruses

Viruses, 2019
We reviewed the literature on the role of temperature in transmission of zoonotic arboviruses. Vector competence is affected by both direct and indirect effects of temperature, and generally increases with increasing temperature, but results may vary by ...
Alexander T. Ciota, Alexander C. Keyel
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