2009
Identification of bloodmeals in Anopheles quadrimaculatus and Anopheles punctipennis from eastern equine encephalitis virus foci in northeastern U.S.A.
MOLAEI G, FARAJOLLAHI A, ARMSTRONG PM, OLIVER J, HOWARD JJ, ANDREADIS TG. Identification of bloodmeals in Anopheles quadrimaculatus and Anopheles punctipennis from eastern equine encephalitis virus foci in northeastern U.S.A. Medical And Veterinary Entomology 2009, 23: 350-356. PMID: 19941600, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2009.00838.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnophelesCytochromes bDeerDNA, MitochondrialDNA, ViralEncephalitis Virus, Eastern EquineEncephalomyelitisInsect VectorsNew JerseyNew YorkPolymerase Chain ReactionConceptsEastern equine encephalitis virusMammalian hostsPolymerase chain reactionAnopheles punctipennisEquine encephalitis virusPotosi virusJamestown CanyonEncephalitis virusHost-feeding patternsAnopheles quadrimaculatus SayChain reactionEnzootic amplificationAnopheline mosquitoesCommon vertebrate hostBloodmealEngorged mosquitoesMosquitoesMixed bloodmealsVirusArbovirusesCache ValleySource of bloodmealsVertebrate hostsVirus fociNew Jersey
2008
Host-feeding patterns of potential mosquito vectors in Connecticut, U.S.A.: molecular analysis of bloodmeals from 23 species of Aedes, Anopheles, Culex, Coquillettidia, Psorophora, and Uranotaenia.
Molaei G, Andreadis T, Armstrong P, Diuk-Wasser M. Host-feeding patterns of potential mosquito vectors in Connecticut, U.S.A.: molecular analysis of bloodmeals from 23 species of Aedes, Anopheles, Culex, Coquillettidia, Psorophora, and Uranotaenia. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2008, 45: 1143-51. PMID: 19058640, DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2008)45[1143:hpopmv]2.0.co;2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsConnecticutCulicidaeCytochromes bDNA, MitochondrialFemaleFood PreferencesHost-Parasite InteractionsHumansInsect VectorsPolymerase Chain ReactionSequence Analysis, DNAConceptsHost-feeding patternsSpecies of AedesMosquito speciesMammalian hostsCytochrome b geneWhite-tailed deerBlood-feeding patternsClasses of vertebratesAedes cinereus MeigenMain vertebrate hostCulex territans WalkerPasseriformes birdsBlood-fed mosquitoesMitochondrial DNAB geneCervid hostsMammalian speciesAvian hostsAmerican robinsMajority of feedingsVertebrate hostsOccasional feedingTurdus migratoriusAedes cantatorViremic birds
2006
Identification of avian- and mammalian-derived bloodmeals in Aedes vexans and Culiseta melanura (Diptera: Culicidae) and its implication for West Nile virus transmission in Connecticut, U.S.A.
Molaei G, Andreadis T. Identification of avian- and mammalian-derived bloodmeals in Aedes vexans and Culiseta melanura (Diptera: Culicidae) and its implication for West Nile virus transmission in Connecticut, U.S.A. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2006, 43: 1088-93. PMID: 17017250, DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2006)43[1088:ioaamb]2.0.co;2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAedesAnimalsBirdsBloodConnecticutCulicidaeDNADNA PrimersFeeding BehaviorMammalsPolymerase Chain ReactionWest Nile FeverWest Nile virusConceptsVertebrate bloodmealsAmerican robinsMixed bloodmealsCytochrome b geneHost-feeding patternsCuliseta melanuraAedes vexansVertebrate bloodMitochondrial DNAWood ThrushGray CatbirdsB geneMammalian hostsAvian hostsLarge mammalsAvian speciesMammalian bloodWest Nile virus transmissionEastern cottontailsBridge vectorsIndividual mosquitoesAmerican crowsMelanuraCulex vectorsVexans
1995
Insect densoviruses may be widespread in mosquito cell lines
O'Neill S, Kittayapong P, Braig H, Andreadis T, Gonzalez J, Tesh R. Insect densoviruses may be widespread in mosquito cell lines. Journal Of General Virology 1995, 76: 2067-2074. PMID: 7636489, DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-76-8-2067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsect cell linesDifferent insect cell linesCell linesMosquito cell linesNew densovirusPhylogenetic analysisNucleotide sequenceHigh identityGenomic DNADensovirusDiagnostic PCRPCR fragmentsDensovirus infectionSize fragmentsPositive amplificationMosquitoesSequenceFragmentsPCR resultsIndirect fluorescent antibody testPositive PCR resultsProgenyVertical transmissionDNAFluorescent antibody test