Phylogenomics reveals the history of host use in mosquitoes

J Soghigian, C Sither, SA Justi, G Morinaga… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Mosquitoes have profoundly affected human history and continue to threaten human health
through the transmission of a diverse array of pathogens. The phylogeny of mosquitoes has …

Nondestructive methods of Pathogen Detection: importance of Mosquito Integrity in studies of Disease Transmission and Control

ACA Meireles, FGF Rios, LHM Feitoza, LR da Silva… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mosquitoes are vectors of many pathogens, including viruses, protozoans, and helminths,
spreading these pathogens to humans as well as to wild and domestic animals. As the …

Detection of the Japanese encephalitis vector mosquito Culex tritaeniorhynchus in Australia using molecular diagnostics and morphology

BD Lessard, N Kurucz, J Rodriguez, J Carter… - Parasites & …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus is an important vector of Japanese
encephalitis virus (JEV) affecting feral pigs, native mammals and humans. The mosquito …

[PDF][PDF] A minimally morphologically destructive approach for DNA retrieval and whole-genome shotgun sequencing of pinned historic dipteran vector species

P Korlević, E McAlister, M Mayho… - Genome Biology and …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Museum collections contain enormous quantities of insect specimens collected over the past
century, covering a period of increased and varied insecticide usage. These historic …

Phylogenetic resolution of the fly superfamily Ephydroidea–Molecular systematics of the enigmatic and diverse relatives of Drosophilidae

IS Winkler, AH Kirk-Spriggs, KM Bayless, J Soghigian… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The schizophoran superfamily Ephydroidea (Diptera: Cyclorrhapha) includes eight families,
ranging from the well-known vinegar flies (Drosophilidae) and shore flies (Ephydridae), to …

Pathogen prospecting of museums: Reconstructing malaria epidemiology

MP Nelder, R Schats, HN Poinar… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Malaria is a disease of global significance. Ongoing changes to the earth's climate,
antimalarial resistance, insecticide resistance, and socioeconomic decline test the resilience …

[HTML][HTML]  Designation of the neotype of Triatomadimidiata (Latreille, 1811)(Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae), with full integrated redescription including …

SA Justi, C Dale - ZooKeys, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
 Abstract The taxonomic status of Triatomadimidiata (Latreille, 1811) is, by far, the most
discussed within Triatominae. Molecular studies have recovered at least three …

An enduring enemy: phylogenomics reveals the history of host use in mosquitoes

J Soghigian, C Sither, S Justi, G Morinaga, B Cassel… - 2023 - researchsquare.com
Mosquitoes have profoundly affected human history and continue to threaten human health
through the transmission of a diverse array of viruses and pathogens. Because mosquitoes …

Inferring species phylogeny and gene flow from genomic data

Y Thawornwattana - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Species occasionally exchange genetic material. This process of gene flow between
species, also known as introgression, can benefit the recipient species by facilitating …