The first genome sequence of Anopheles squamous from Macha, Zambia [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Travis C. Collier, Yoosook Lee, Mary E. Gebhardt, Douglas E. Norris, Monicah M. Mburu, Limonty Simubali, Sangwoo Seok, Xiaodi Wang, Valerie T. Nguyen

“…The closest match to the whole mitochondrial genome in the phylogenetic tree is the African malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae. Its genome data is available through National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Sequencing Reads Archive (SRA) with accession number SRR22114392. …”
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Chimpanzees select comfortable nesting tree species by Camille Lacroux, Sabrina Krief, Stéphane Douady, Raphaël Cornette, Sophie Durand, Alfred Aleeje, Edward Asalu, Emmanuelle Pouydebat

“…Their spatial repellent activity, previously tested against Anopheles gambiae was incorporated into the analysis. Chimpanzees chose tree species with medium-sized and elongated foliar units, high foliar density and branch with stiffer wood. …”
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Assessing the Presence of Wuchereria bancrofti Infections in Vectors Using Xenomonitoring in Lymphatic Filariasis Endemic Districts in Ghana by Sellase Pi-Bansa, Joseph H. N. Osei, Worlasi D. Kartey-Attipoe, Elizabeth Elhassan, David Agyemang, Sampson Otoo, Samuel K. Dadzie, Maxwell A. Appawu, Michael D. Wilson, Benjamin G. Koudou, Dziedzom K. de Souza, Jürg Utzinger, Daniel A. Boakye

“…Aedes, Anopheles coustani, An. gambiae, An. pharoensis, Culex and Mansonia mosquitoes were sampled in each of the four study districts. …”
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The cloning expression, purification, and reconstitution of Olfactory receptor co-receptor (Orco) in nanodisc from insects for structural and function studies by Tan, Jia Wei

“…Here, we investigated Drosophila melanogaster and Anopheles gambiae Orco tetramers. We have introduced a thermostabilized fusion protein apocytochrome b562RIL (BRIL) domain fused in the intracellular loop of Orco proteins to enable binding of BRIL antibody to protein, which further aids in structure determination by changing properties of Orco receptors. …”
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Omitting age-dependent mosquito mortality in malaria models underestimates the effectiveness of insecticide-treated nets. by Melissa A Iacovidou, Priscille Barreaux, Simon E F Spencer, Matthew B Thomas, Erin E Gorsich, Kat S Rock

“…In this study we present survival data on insecticide-resistant Anopheles gambiae s.l. from experiments in Côte d'Ivoire. We fit a constant mortality function and two age-dependent functions (logistic and Gompertz) to the data from mosquitoes exposed (treated) and not exposed (control) to insecticide-treated nets (ITNs), to establish biologically realistic survival functions. …”
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SEASONAL DISTRIBUTION AND DIVERSITY OF MOSQUITO SPECIESIN A RAINFOREST COMMUNITY OF SOUTHEAST NIGERIA by K. C Irikannu, A. E Onyido, J. C Ogaraku, P. U Umeanaeto, C. I Nzeukwu, I. E Obiefule, C. O Aniefuna, N. V Elosiuba, G. L Onwuachusi

“…Seven mosquito species, composed of 2,663 adult mosquitoes were collected. Anopheles gambiae, An. funestus, Aedes aegypti, Ae. albopictus and Culex quinquefasciatus were collected both indoors and outdoors while C. annulioris and Eretmapodites chrysogaster were collected outdoors. …”
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Internal and external microbiota of home-caught Anopheles coluzzii (Diptera: Culicidae) from Côte d’Ivoire, Africa: Mosquitoes are filthy by Kaiying Chen, Loganathan Ponnusamy, Chouaïbou S. Mouhamadou, Behi Kouadio Fodjo, Gba Christabelle Sadia, France Paraudie Kouadio Affoue, Jean M. Deguenon, R. Michael Roe

“…Anopheles coluzzii is in the Anopheles gambiae sensu lato (s.l.) species complex and important in the transmission of malaria. …”
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Gene drive designs for efficient and localisable population suppression using Y-linked editors. by René Geci, Katie Willis, Austin Burt

“…Analysis of published Anopheles gambiae genome sequences indicates that even for weakly differentiated populations with an FST of 0.02 there may be thousands of suitably differentiated genomic sites that could be used to restrict the spread and impact of a release. …”
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Studying fitness cost of <it>Plasmodium falciparum</it> infection in malaria vectors: validation of an appropriate negative control by Sangare Ibrahim, Michalakis Yannis, Yameogo Bienvenue, Dabire Roch, Morlais Isabelle, Cohuet Anna

“…</p> <p>Methods</p> <p><it>Anopheles gambiae</it> M molecular form females were exposed to heated <it>versus</it> non-heated, parasite-free human blood to mimic blood meal on non-infectious <it>versus</it> infectious gametocyte-containing blood. …”
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Transcriptome of the plant virus vector Graminella nigrifrons, and the molecular interactions of maize fine streak rhabdovirus transmission. by Yuting Chen, Bryan J Cassone, Xiaodong Bai, Margaret G Redinbaugh, Andrew P Michel

“…More than 60% of known D. melanogaster, A. gambiae, T. castaneum immune response genes mapped to our G. nigrifrons EST database. …”
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Vegetable oil-based surfactants are adjuvants that enhance the efficacy of neonicotinoid insecticides and can bias susceptibility testing in adult mosquitoes. by Fred A Ashu, Caroline Fouet, Marilene M Ambadiang, Véronique Penlap-Beng, Colince Kamdem

“…At 1% (v/v), the surfactant reduced the median lethal concentration, LC50, of clothianidin more than 10-fold both in susceptible and in resistant populations of Anopheles gambiae. At 1% or 0.5% (v/v), linseed oil soap restored the susceptibility of adult mosquitoes fully to clothianidin, thiamethoxam and imidacloprid and partially to acetamiprid. …”
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Mosquito larvae exposed to a sublethal dose of photosensitive insecticides have altered juvenile development but unaffected adult life history traits by Cole J. Meier, Lindsay E. Martin, Julián F. Hillyer

“…We investigated whether the time of day when exposure occurs, or the process of pupation, affects larval susceptibility to PSI phototoxicity in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae, and whether sublethal exposure to PSIs alters life history traits. …”
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Both living bacteria and eukaryotes in the mosquito gut promote growth of larvae. by Luca Valzania, Vincent G Martinson, Ruby E Harrison, Bret M Boyd, Kerri L Coon, Mark R Brown, Michael R Strand

“…Experiments conducted with An. gambiae yielded similar findings. Taken together, our results indicate that organisms from different prokaryotic and eukaryotic groups induce mosquito larvae to grow, whereas no conditions were identified that stimulated larvae to grow in the absence of living organisms.…”
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Pinpointing P450s associated with pyrethroid metabolism in the dengue vector, Aedes aegypti: developing new tools to combat insecticide resistance. by Bradley J Stevenson, Patricia Pignatelli, Dimitra Nikou, Mark J I Paine

“…Both Ae. aegypti and Anopheles gambiae P450s (CYP's 6M2, 6Z2, 6P3) were screened against fluorogenic and luminescent substrates to identify potential diagnostic probes for P450 activity. …”
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Vector-related case-control study of severe malaria in Kilifi District, Kenya. by Mbogo, C, Kabiru, E, Glass, G, Forster, D, Snow, R, Khamala, C, Ouma, J, Githure, J, Marsh, K, Beier, J

“…Vector species (Anopheles gambiae s.l. and An. funestus) were detected in 40.1% and 36.1% of case and control houses, respectively. …”

The effect of metal pollution on the life history and insecticide resistance phenotype of the major malaria vector Anopheles arabiensis (Diptera: Culicidae). by Shüné V Oliver, Basil D Brooke

“…As members of the Anopheles gambiae complex, which contains several major malaria vector species including An. arabiensis, are increasingly adapting to polluted environments, this study examined the effects of larval metal exposure on various life history traits of epidemiological importance. …”
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A comparison of the attractiveness of flowering plant blossoms versus attractive targeted sugar baits (ATSBs) in western Kenya by Nick Yalla, Brian Polo, Daniel P. McDermott, Jackline Kosgei, Seline Omondi, Silas Agumba, Vincent Moshi, Bernard Abong’o, John E. Gimnig, Angela F. Harris, Julian Entwistle, Peter R. Long, Eric Ochomo

“…From these, 5150 mosquitoes (2621 males and 2529 females) of An. arabiensis, An. funestus and An. gambiae were recaptured on the attractancy traps. …”
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Identification of putative promoter elements for epsilon glutathione s-transferases genes associated with resistance to DDT in the malaria vector mosquito anopheles arabiensis by Yayo Abdulsalm Manu, Ado Abduljalal, Muhammad Balarabe Rabiu, Rogo Dahiru Lawal, Jalaluddeen Saleh, Mahmud Safiyanu

“…However, on comparison the 2 bp adenosine indel (insertion/deletion) which was essential in driving the promoter activity in An. gambiae was identified only DDT resistant KGB strain.…”
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A comparison of the attractiveness of flowering plant blossoms versus attractive targeted sugar baits (ATSBs) in western Kenya. by Nick Yalla, Brian Polo, Daniel P McDermott, Jackline Kosgei, Seline Omondi, Silas Agumba, Vincent Moshi, Bernard Abong'o, John E Gimnig, Angela F Harris, Julian Entwistle, Peter R Long, Eric Ochomo

“…From these, 5150 mosquitoes (2621 males and 2529 females) of An. arabiensis, An. funestus and An. gambiae were recaptured on the attractancy traps. …”
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Identification and analysis of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) in the mosquito <it>Anopheles funestus</it>, malaria vector by Hemingway Janet, Wondji Charles S, Ranson Hilary

“…There were on average 7 SNPs per kilobase similar to that observed in <it>An. gambiae </it>and <it>Drosophila melanogaster</it>. …”
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