Two chromosomal reference genome sequences for the malaria mosquito, Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) darlingi, Root, 1926 from French Guiana and Peru [version 1; peer review: 3 approved] [PDF]
Wellcome Open ResearchWe present two genome assemblies, each generated from individual female Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) darlingi (the malaria mosquito; Arthropoda; Insecta; Diptera; Culicidae), from wild populations in French Guiana and Peru.
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Redescription of Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) antunesi Galvão & Amaral and description of a new species of the Myzorhynchella Section (Diptera: Culicidae) from Serra da Mantiqueira, Brazil [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2010 Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) pristinus Nagaki & Sallum, n. sp. of the Myzorhynchella Section is described based on morphological characters of adult females, males, fourth-instar larvae, pupae and male genitalia.
Sandra Sayuri Nagaki +2 more
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Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) atacamensis (Diptera: Culicidae), a new species from Northern Chile [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2010 Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) atacamensis, a new species in the subgenus Nyssorhynchus, is described and validated using morphological characters of the male and female adult, male genitalia and immature stages. Molecular characterization employing sequences
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Composition of Anopheles Meigen (Diptera: Culicidae) in a peri-urban area of the Eastern Amazon
EntomoBrasilis, 2022 Malaria vector mosquitoes belong to the genus Anopheles Meigen. The Amazon has been changing due to economic activities such as mining, logging, agriculture, and urbanization, leading to changes in malaria transmission patterns in this region. Therefore,
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Phylogeny of Anophelinae using mitochondrial protein coding genes [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2017 Malaria is a vector-borne disease that is a great burden on the poorest and most marginalized communities of the tropical and subtropical world. Approximately 41 species of Anopheline mosquitoes can effectively spread species of Plasmodium parasites that
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Parasites & Vectors, 2021 Background Environmental disturbance, deforestation and socioeconomic factors all affect malaria incidence in tropical and subtropical endemic areas. Deforestation is the major driver of habitat loss and fragmentation, which frequently leads to shifts in
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EntomoBrasilis, 2020 The order Diptera is constituted of insects that possess numerous varieties of habitats, these winged, commonly called mosquitoes, comprise a monophyletic group.
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The phylogeny of Anophelinae revisited: inferences about the origin and classification of Anopheles (Diptera: Culicidae) [PDF]
, 2016 © 2015 Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. "This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: Harbach, R. E. and I. J. Kitching (2016). "The phylogeny of Anophelinae revisited: inferences about the origin and classification of Anopheles ...
Harbach, RE, Kitching, I
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Anopheline salivary protein genes and gene families: an evolutionary overview after the whole genome sequence of sixteen Anopheles species [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Mosquito saliva is a complex cocktail whose pharmacological properties play an essential role in blood feeding by counteracting host physiological response to tissue injury.
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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2008 In March 2005, a resident of the municipality of Monte Alegre de Minas, State of Minas Gerais, without any history of traveling to endemic areas for malaria, was diagnosed with Plasmodium vivax infection and local mosquito-borne transmission was ...
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