Establishment of a Culex tarsalis (Diptera: Culicidae) Cell Line and its Permissiveness to Arbovirus Infection
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DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjac155
Abstract: Abstract A cell line was established from Culex tarsalis Coquillett embryonated eggs and designated as CxTr. The cell line is heterogeneous, composed predominantly of small, round cells, and spindle-shaped cells with a doubling time of… read more here.
Keywords: cell line; cell; culex tarsalis; arbovirus infection ... See more keywords
Ensemble species distribution modeling of Culex tarsalis (Diptera: Culicidae) in the continental United States.
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DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjad027
Abstract: West Nile virus (WNV) is the primary mosquito-borne disease in the United States and has had case reports every year since its introduction in 1999. As such, it is critical that we characterize the distribution… read more here.
Keywords: united states; species distribution; culex tarsalis; disease ... See more keywords
Culex tarsalis Is a Competent Host of the Insect-Specific Alphavirus Eilat Virus (EILV)
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DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01960-22
Abstract: The recent discovery of insect-specific alphaviruses presents opportunities both to study the biology of virus host range and to develop them into tools against pathogenic arboviruses. Here, we characterize the host range and transmission of… read more here.
Keywords: culex tarsalis; insect specific; host; eilat virus ... See more keywords
Identification of salivary gland escape barriers to western equine encephalitis virus in the natural vector, Culex tarsalis
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262967
Abstract: Herein we describe a previously uninvestigated salivary gland escape barrier (SEB) in Culex tarsalis mosquitoes infected with two different strains of Western equine encephalitis virus (WEEV). The WEEV strains were originally isolated either from mosquitoes… read more here.
Keywords: culex tarsalis; virus; salivary gland; gland escape ... See more keywords