2022
Multiple introductions and overwintering shape the progressive invasion of Aedes albopictus beyond the Alps
Vavassori L, Honnen A, Saarman N, Caccone A, Müller P. Multiple introductions and overwintering shape the progressive invasion of Aedes albopictus beyond the Alps. Ecology And Evolution 2022, 12: e9138. PMID: 35903757, PMCID: PMC9313497, DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDouble-digest restriction site-associated DNA sequencingRestriction site-associated DNA sequencingWeak genetic structurePopulation genomic dataAsian native rangeGenome-wide SNPsHuman-aided dispersalBiogeographic barriersGenetic structureNative rangeGenetic clustersInvasive speciesRecent invasionGenetic patternsGenomic dataSNP dataGenetic admixtureMultiple introductionsDisease vectorsNorthward expansionDNA sequencingMosquito populationsAedes albopictusProgressive invasionFull siblings
2018
Genetic Differentiation of Glossina pallidipes Tsetse Flies in Southern Kenya.
Okeyo WA, Saarman NP, Bateta R, Dion K, Mengual M, Mireji PO, Ouma C, Okoth S, Murilla G, Aksoy S, Caccone A. Genetic Differentiation of Glossina pallidipes Tsetse Flies in Southern Kenya. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2018, 99: 945-953. PMID: 30105964, PMCID: PMC6159567, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.18-0154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic differentiationPopulation dynamicsDispersal patternsTsetse fliesLow genetic diversityGreater genetic differentiationEvidence of admixtureWestern clusterEastern clusterRecent anthropogenic influencesAnimal African trypanosomiasisGenetic connectivityWestern relativesGenetic diversityMicrosatellite lociPopulation structureGenotypic dataWidespread signalDisease vectorsMajor vectorVector control effortsGreat Rift ValleyDemographic parametersFliesVector control programs
2016
Vectors as Epidemiological Sentinels: Patterns of Within-Tick Borrelia burgdorferi Diversity
Walter KS, Carpi G, Evans BR, Caccone A, Diuk-Wasser MA. Vectors as Epidemiological Sentinels: Patterns of Within-Tick Borrelia burgdorferi Diversity. PLOS Pathogens 2016, 12: e1005759. PMID: 27414806, PMCID: PMC4944968, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathogen diversityPositive selectionVertebrate hostsHost pathogen diversityLyme disease bacteriaNatural transmission cycleNatural populationsPathogen evolutionGenomic variationHost diversityMajority of ticksHost processesDiverse inoculumUndocumented levelEvolutionary processesTick diversityDisease vectorsMixed strain infectionsImmune complementIndividual ticksDiversityEpidemiological sentinelsTick vectorTransmission cycleHost
2015
Whole genome capture of vector-borne pathogens from mixed DNA samples: a case study of Borrelia burgdorferi
Carpi G, Walter KS, Bent SJ, Hoen AG, Diuk-Wasser M, Caccone A. Whole genome capture of vector-borne pathogens from mixed DNA samples: a case study of Borrelia burgdorferi. BMC Genomics 2015, 16: 434. PMID: 26048573, PMCID: PMC4458057, DOI: 10.1186/s12864-015-1634-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-genome captureGenome captureGenomic studiesPopulation genomic studiesArthropod vectorsPathogen DNABorrelia burgdorferi genomeNext-generation sequencing technologiesWhole genome sequencesMixed DNA templatesCulture-independent methodsGeneration sequencing technologyPathogen sequence dataFine-resolution studiesGenome sequenceVector-borne pathogensMixed DNA samplesSingle nucleotide polymorphismsComplete genomeEvolutionary dynamicsSequence dataSequencing technologiesDisease vectorsStudy systemDNA template
2013
HUMAN IMPACTS HAVE SHAPED HISTORICAL AND RECENT EVOLUTION IN AEDES AEGYPTI, THE DENGUE AND YELLOW FEVER MOSQUITO
Brown JE, Evans BR, Zheng W, Obas V, Barrera‐Martinez L, Egizi A, Zhao H, Caccone A, Powell JR. HUMAN IMPACTS HAVE SHAPED HISTORICAL AND RECENT EVOLUTION IN AEDES AEGYPTI, THE DENGUE AND YELLOW FEVER MOSQUITO. Evolution 2013, 68: 514-525. PMID: 24111703, PMCID: PMC3946797, DOI: 10.1111/evo.12281.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYellow fever mosquitoSingle nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markersHuman trade routesPatterns of domesticationArthropod disease vectorsDomestic formsNuclear genesEcological overlapEvolutionary historyDomestic AePolymorphism markersNovel nichesDNA sequencesGenetic dataEvolutionary processesDisease vectorsGenetic studiesSuch speciesLater invasionDNA sequencingNew WorldSpeciesAnthropogenic impactsHuman impactAnthropogenic forces
2008
Polymorphic microsatellite markers for the tsetse fly Glossina fuscipes fuscipes (Diptera: Glossinidae), a vector of human African trypanosomiasis
BROWN J, KOMATSU K, ABILA P, ROBINSON A, OKEDI L, DYER N, DONNELLY M, SLOTMAN M, CACCONE A. Polymorphic microsatellite markers for the tsetse fly Glossina fuscipes fuscipes (Diptera: Glossinidae), a vector of human African trypanosomiasis. Molecular Ecology Resources 2008, 8: 1506-1508. PMID: 21586090, DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02328.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMicrosatellite lociImportant human disease vectorPopulation genetic studiesHuman disease vectorsAvailable microsatellite lociPolymorphic microsatellite markersLow heterozygosityHeterozygosity levelsMicrosatellite markersDisease vectorsGenetic markersGenetic studiesLociMajor vectorTsetse speciesFuscipesSpeciesHistorical analysis of a near disaster: Anopheles gambiae in Brazil.
Parmakelis A, Russello MA, Caccone A, Marcondes CB, Costa J, Forattini OP, Sallum MA, Wilkerson RC, Powell JR. Historical analysis of a near disaster: Anopheles gambiae in Brazil. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2008, 78: 176-8. PMID: 18187802, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2008.78.176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman-mediated range expansionIntrinsic historical interestAnopheles gambiaeDisease vectorsHistorical DNA analysisHuman-mediated dispersalInsect disease vectorsMuseum collectionsHistorical analysisNear disasterHistorical interestAnopheles gambiae complexHistorical informationTime of invasionIntercontinental introductionSpecies complexSpecies identityRange expansionMuseum specimensGambiae complexGambiaeSpeciesAnopheles arabiensisIdentityDNA analysis