Expanding the antiviral potential of the mosquito lipid‐transfer protein AEG12 against SARS‐CoV‐2 using hydrophobic antiviral ligands
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DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14456
Abstract: The mosquito protein AEG12 encompasses a large (~ 3800 Å3) hydrophobic cavity which binds and delivers unsaturated fatty acids into biological membranes, allowing it to lyse cells and neutralize a wide range of enveloped viruses. Herein, the… read more here.
Keywords: expanding antiviral; protein aeg12; antiviral potential; mosquito ... See more keywords
Assessing the effects of native and alien plant ash on mosquito abundance
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9371
Abstract: Abstract Plant invasions have been linked to displacement of native vegetation and altering of fire regimes and might influence vector mosquito populations by altering habitats or nutrient inputs. Whereas wildfire effects on terrestrial ecosystems are… read more here.
Keywords: assessing effects; native alien; ash; alien ... See more keywords
Histological technique to detect the physiological age of the malaria vector mosquito Anopheles pharoensis (Diptera: Culicidae)
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DOI: 10.1002/jemt.24019
Abstract: The risk of malaria recurrence increases due to the main vector, Anopheles pharoensis. The physiological age of the mosquito population is needed to expect malaria vector dynamics. The number of completed gonotrophic cycles is of… read more here.
Keywords: malaria vector; anopheles pharoensis; mosquito; vector ... See more keywords
Structure of Aedes aegypti carboxypeptidase B1‐inhibitor complex uncover the disparity between mosquito and non‐mosquito insect carboxypeptidase inhibition mechanism
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DOI: 10.1002/pro.4212
Abstract: Metallocarboxypeptidases (MCPs) in the mosquito midgut play crucial roles in infection, as well as in mosquito dietary digestion, reproduction, and development. MCPs are also part of the digestive system of plant‐feeding insects, representing key targets… read more here.
Keywords: mosquito; inhibitor; carboxypeptidase; non mosquito ... See more keywords
Methionine as a safe and effective novel biorational mosquito larvicide.
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DOI: 10.1002/ps.5118
Abstract: BACKGROUND Mosquito larvicides provide a source-reduction strategy to diminish adult females that bite and potentially spread pathogens. Demands are mounting for new and innovative effective biorational larvicides, due to the development of resistance to some… read more here.
Keywords: methionine safe; mosquito; effective novel; methionine ... See more keywords
Community-based mosquito surveillance: an automatic mosquito-on-human-skin recognition system with a deep learning algorithm.
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DOI: 10.1002/ps.7028
Abstract: BACKGROUND Public community engagement is crucial for mosquito surveillance programs. To support community participation, one of the approaches is assisting the public in recognizing the mosquitoes that carry pathogens. Therefore, this study aims to build… read more here.
Keywords: mosquito surveillance; community; mosquito; deep learning ... See more keywords
Filarial nematode (order: Spirurida) surveillance in urban habitats, in the city of Pécs (Hungary)
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DOI: 10.1007/s00436-018-6066-5
Abstract: As part of the seasonal mosquito control activities in the city of Pécs (Baranya County, Hungary), a total of 1123 adult female mosquitoes belonging to 18 species (including the invasive species Aedes koreicus) were collected… read more here.
Keywords: mosquito; city; order spirurida; spirurida surveillance ... See more keywords
Monitoring of alien mosquitoes of the genus Aedes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Austria
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DOI: 10.1007/s00436-019-06287-w
Abstract: Systematic, continuous mosquito surveillance is considered the most reliable tool to predict the spread and establishment of alien mosquito species such as the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus), Japanese bush mosquito (Aedes japonicus), and the… read more here.
Keywords: mosquito; monitoring alien; alien mosquitoes; alien ... See more keywords
Can data from native mosquitoes support determining invasive species habitats? Modelling the climatic niche of Aedes japonicus japonicus (Diptera, Culicidae) in Germany
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DOI: 10.1007/s00436-019-06513-5
Abstract: Invasive mosquito species and the pathogens they transmit represent a serious health risk to both humans and animals. Thus, predictions on their potential geographic distribution are urgently needed. In the case of a recently invaded… read more here.
Keywords: mosquito; data native; invasive species; japonicus japonicus ... See more keywords
Mosquito-Associated Viruses in China
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DOI: 10.1007/s12250-018-0002-9
Abstract: Mosquitoes are classified into approximately 3500 species and further grouped into 41 genera. Epidemiologically, they are considered to be among the most important disease vectors in the world and they can harbor a wide variety… read more here.
Keywords: mosquito; associated viruses; mosquito viruses; viruses china ... See more keywords
Assessment of mosquito larvae (Diptera: Culicidae) productivity in urban cemeteries in Wroclaw (SW Poland)
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DOI: 10.1007/s42690-020-00415-1
Abstract: In many European countries, cemeteries are found to be suitable habitats for the proliferation of native and invasive mosquito species. The study aimed to assess for the first time in Poland the suitability of urban… read more here.
Keywords: urban cemeteries; mosquito larvae; mosquito; mosquito species ... See more keywords