Advances and opportunities in malaria population genomics
Almost 20 years have passed since the first reference genome assemblies were published
for Plasmodium falciparum, the deadliest malaria parasite, and Anopheles gambiae, the …
for Plasmodium falciparum, the deadliest malaria parasite, and Anopheles gambiae, the …
Key to the females of Afrotropical Anopheles mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae)
M Coetzee - Malaria journal, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background In 1987, Gillies and Coetzee published a pictorial key for the
morphological identification of adult female mosquitoes. Since then, several new species of …
morphological identification of adult female mosquitoes. Since then, several new species of …
Gene drive in species complexes: Defining target organisms
JB Connolly, J Romeis, Y Devos, DCM Glandorf… - Trends in …, 2023 - cell.com
Engineered gene drives, which bias their own inheritance to increase in frequency in target
populations, are being developed to control mosquito malaria vectors. Such mosquitoes can …
populations, are being developed to control mosquito malaria vectors. Such mosquitoes can …
Deep learning and wing interferential patterns identify Anopheles species and discriminate amongst Gambiae complex species
We present a new and innovative identification method based on deep learning of the wing
interferential patterns carried by mosquitoes of the Anopheles genus to classify and assign …
interferential patterns carried by mosquitoes of the Anopheles genus to classify and assign …
Chromosomal inversion polymorphisms are widespread across the species ranges of rough periwinkles (Littorina saxatilis and L. arcana)
J Reeve, RK Butlin, EL Koch, S Stankowski… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Inversions are thought to play a key role in adaptation and speciation, suppressing
recombination between diverging populations. Genes influencing adaptive traits cluster in …
recombination between diverging populations. Genes influencing adaptive traits cluster in …
[HTML][HTML] Updated list of Anopheles species (Diptera: Culicidae) by country in the Afrotropical Region and associated islands
The distributions of the Afrotropical Anopheles mosquitoes were first summarized in 1938. In
2017, an extensive geocoded inventory was published for 48 sub-Saharan African …
2017, an extensive geocoded inventory was published for 48 sub-Saharan African …
High-throughput barcoding method for the genetic surveillance of insecticide resistance and species identification in Anopheles gambiae complex malaria vectors
Surveillance of malaria vector species and the monitoring of insecticide resistance are
essential to inform malaria control strategies and support the reduction of infections and …
essential to inform malaria control strategies and support the reduction of infections and …
Mosquito genomes are frequently invaded by transposable elements through horizontal transfer
Transposable elements (TEs) are mobile genetic elements that parasitize basically all
eukaryotic species genomes. Due to their complexity, an in-depth TE characterization is only …
eukaryotic species genomes. Due to their complexity, an in-depth TE characterization is only …
Extensive new Anopheles cryptic species involved in human malaria transmission in western Kenya
A thorough understanding of malaria vector species composition and their bionomic
characteristics is crucial to devise effective and efficient vector control interventions to …
characteristics is crucial to devise effective and efficient vector control interventions to …
A targeted amplicon sequencing panel to simultaneously identify mosquito species and Plasmodium presence across the entire Anopheles genus
A Makunin, P Korlević, N Park… - Molecular ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Anopheles is a diverse genus of mosquitoes comprising over 500 described species,
including all known human malaria vectors. While a limited number of key vector species …
including all known human malaria vectors. While a limited number of key vector species …