Luis Eduardo Martínez Villegas
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View article: Are you my mother? When host genetics and gut microbiota tell different phylogenetic stories in the Africanized honey bee hybrid ( <i>Apis mellifera scutellata</i> × sspp.)
Are you my mother? When host genetics and gut microbiota tell different phylogenetic stories in the Africanized honey bee hybrid ( <i>Apis mellifera scutellata</i> × sspp.) Open
Africanized honey bees ( Apis mellifera scutellata × sspp.) originated in Brazil through the crossbreeding of African ( A. mellifera scutellata ) and European ( A. mellifera sspp.) honey bee subspecies. African genes came to dominate in th…
View article: Are you my mother?: When host genetics and gut microbiota tell different phylogenetic stories in the Africanized honey bee hybrid (<i>Apis mellifera scutellata</i>x sspp.)
Are you my mother?: When host genetics and gut microbiota tell different phylogenetic stories in the Africanized honey bee hybrid (<i>Apis mellifera scutellata</i>x sspp.) Open
Africanized honey bees ( Apis mellifera scutellata x sspp.) originated in Brazil through the crossbreeding of African ( A. mellifera scutellata ) and European ( A. mellifera sspp.) honey bee subspecies. African genes came to dominate in th…
View article: Mosquito abundance and diversity in central Ohio, USA vary among stormwater wetlands, retention ponds, and detention ponds and their associated environmental parameters
Mosquito abundance and diversity in central Ohio, USA vary among stormwater wetlands, retention ponds, and detention ponds and their associated environmental parameters Open
Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) are one of the most impactful pests to human society, both as a nuisance and a potential vector of human and animal pathogens. Mosquito larvae develop in still aquatic environments. Eliminating these habitat…
View article: The microbiota of Amblyomma americanum reflects known westward expansion
The microbiota of Amblyomma americanum reflects known westward expansion Open
Amblyomma americanum , a known vector of multiple tick-borne pathogens, has expanded its geographic distribution across the United States in the past decades. Tick microbiomes may play a role shaping their host’s life history and vectorial…
View article: Unravelling the genome of the brackish water malaria vector Anopheles aquasalis
Unravelling the genome of the brackish water malaria vector Anopheles aquasalis Open
Malaria is a severe public health problem in several developing tropical and subtropical countries . Anopheles aquasalis is the primary coastal malaria vector in Central and South America and the Caribbean Islands, and it has the peculiar …
View article: The microbiota of<i>Amblyomma americanum</i>reflects known westward expansion
The microbiota of<i>Amblyomma americanum</i>reflects known westward expansion Open
Amblyomma americanum , a known vector of multiple tick-borne pathogens, has expanded its geographic distribution across the United States in the past decades. Tick microbiomes may play a role shaping their host’s life history and vectorial…
View article: Egg-laying by female Aedes aegypti shapes the bacterial communities of breeding sites
Egg-laying by female Aedes aegypti shapes the bacterial communities of breeding sites Open
View article: Bacterial communities of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes differ between crop and midgut tissues
Bacterial communities of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes differ between crop and midgut tissues Open
Microbiota studies of Aedes aegypti and other mosquitoes generally focus on the bacterial communities found in adult female midguts. However, other compartments of the digestive tract maintain communities of bacteria which remain almost en…
View article: The genome of the brackish-water malaria vector<i>Anopheles aquasalis</i>
The genome of the brackish-water malaria vector<i>Anopheles aquasalis</i> Open
Anopheles aquasalis is a primary malaria vector in coastal South America that grows in brackish waters of mangroves. Its importance has increased in recent years as it has been established as a model for parasite-vector studies for non-mod…
View article: Bacterial communities of <i>Aedes aegypti</i> mosquitoes differ between crop and midgut tissues
Bacterial communities of <i>Aedes aegypti</i> mosquitoes differ between crop and midgut tissues Open
Microbiota studies of Aedes aegypti and other mosquitoes generally focus on the bacterial communities found in adult female midguts. However, other compartments of the digestive tract maintain communities of bacteria which remain almost en…
View article: Egg-laying by female <i>Aedes aegypti</i> shapes the bacterial communities of breeding sites
Egg-laying by female <i>Aedes aegypti</i> shapes the bacterial communities of breeding sites Open
Aedes aegypti , the main vector of multiple arboviruses, is highly associated with human dwellings. Females exhibit an opportunistic oviposition behavior, seldomly laying eggs on natural containers, but rather distributing them among human…
View article: Multi-Omic Analysis of Symbiotic Bacteria Associated With Aedes aegypti Breeding Sites
Multi-Omic Analysis of Symbiotic Bacteria Associated With Aedes aegypti Breeding Sites Open
Mosquito breeding sites are complex aquatic environments with wide microbial diversity and physicochemical parameters that can change over time during the development of immature insect stages. Changes in biotic and abiotic conditions in w…
View article: Considerations for mosquito microbiome research from the Mosquito Microbiome Consortium
Considerations for mosquito microbiome research from the Mosquito Microbiome Consortium Open
View article: Tripartite interactions: Leishmania, microbiota and Lutzomyia longipalpis
Tripartite interactions: Leishmania, microbiota and Lutzomyia longipalpis Open
The microbial consortium associated with sandflies has gained relevance, with its composition shifting throughout distinct developmental stages, being strongly influenced by the surroundings and food sources. The bacterial components of th…
View article: Dengue infection modulates locomotion and host seeking in Aedes aegypti
Dengue infection modulates locomotion and host seeking in Aedes aegypti Open
Pathogens may manipulate their human and mosquito hosts to enhance disease transmission. Dengue, caused by four viral serotypes, is the fastest-growing transmissible disease globally resulting in 50-100 million infections annually. Transmi…
View article: Considerations for mosquito microbiome research from the Mosquito Microbiome Consortium
Considerations for mosquito microbiome research from the Mosquito Microbiome Consortium Open
In the past decade, there has been increasing interest in mosquito microbiome research, leading to large amounts of data on different mosquito species, with various underlying physiological characteristics, and from diverse geographical lo…
View article: Co-existing locomotory activity and gene expression profiles in a kissing-bug vector of Chagas disease
Co-existing locomotory activity and gene expression profiles in a kissing-bug vector of Chagas disease Open
The triatomine bug Rhodnius prolixus is a main vector of Chagas disease, which affects several million people in Latin-America. These nocturnal insects spend most of their locomotory activity during the first hours of the scotophase search…
View article: Characterization of the complete mitogenome of Anopheles aquasalis, and phylogenetic divergences among Anopheles from diverse geographic zones
Characterization of the complete mitogenome of Anopheles aquasalis, and phylogenetic divergences among Anopheles from diverse geographic zones Open
Whole mitogenome sequences (mtDNA) have been exploited for insect ecology studies, using them as molecular markers to reconstruct phylogenies, or to infer phylogeographic relationships and gene flow. Recent Anopheles phylogenomic studies h…
View article: Vertical Transmission of Zika Virus (Flaviviridae, Flavivirus) in Amazonian Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Delays Egg Hatching and Larval Development of Progeny
Vertical Transmission of Zika Virus (Flaviviridae, Flavivirus) in Amazonian Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Delays Egg Hatching and Larval Development of Progeny Open
Zika virus (ZIKV) has emerged as a globally important arbovirus and has been reported from all states of Brazil. The virus is primarily transmitted to humans through the bite of an infective Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) or Aedes albopict…
View article: Zika virus infection modulates the bacterial diversity associated with Aedes aegypti as revealed by metagenomic analysis
Zika virus infection modulates the bacterial diversity associated with Aedes aegypti as revealed by metagenomic analysis Open
Zika is a re-emerging infection that has been considered a major threat to global public health. Currently at least 100 countries are at risk of Zika virus (ZIKV) transmission. Aedes aegypti is the main mosquito vector in the Americas. Thi…
View article: Bacterial diversity of wild-caught Lutzomyia longipalpis (a vector of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil) under distinct physiological conditions by metagenomics analysis
Bacterial diversity of wild-caught Lutzomyia longipalpis (a vector of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil) under distinct physiological conditions by metagenomics analysis Open
The observed dynamic nature of the bacterial community expands the knowledge pertaining to the tripartite host-microbiota-pathogen interactions. Further studies addressing how laboratory and field collected communities differ are critical …
View article: Zika virus transmission to mouse ear by mosquito bite: a laboratory model that replicates the natural transmission process
Zika virus transmission to mouse ear by mosquito bite: a laboratory model that replicates the natural transmission process Open
View article: Bacterial diversity of the American sand fly Lutzomyia intermedia using high-throughput metagenomic sequencing
Bacterial diversity of the American sand fly Lutzomyia intermedia using high-throughput metagenomic sequencing Open
View article: Species-specific escape of Plasmodium sporozoites from oocysts of avian, rodent, and human malarial parasites
Species-specific escape of Plasmodium sporozoites from oocysts of avian, rodent, and human malarial parasites Open
View article: An overview of malaria transmission from the perspective of Amazon Anopheles vectors
An overview of malaria transmission from the perspective of Amazon Anopheles vectors Open
In the Americas, areas with a high risk of malaria transmission are mainly located in the Amazon Forest, which extends across nine countries. One keystone step to understanding the Plasmodium life cycle in Anopheles species from the Amazon…
View article: Genomic study of Anophe les (Nyssorhynchus) aquasalis, Curry 1932. A Neotropical human malaria vector
Genomic study of Anophe les (Nyssorhynchus) aquasalis, Curry 1932. A Neotropical human malaria vector Open
Human malaria is a malady caused by
Plasmodium parasites, which in nature, require an anopheline mosquito to complete their life cycle and be transmitted to a human host. In the Americas, Brazil has the largest incidence of malaria, acco…