2017
Genomic insights into the ancient spread of Lyme disease across North America
Walter KS, Carpi G, Caccone A, Diuk-Wasser MA. Genomic insights into the ancient spread of Lyme disease across North America. Nature Ecology & Evolution 2017, 1: 1569-1576. PMID: 29185509, PMCID: PMC6431794, DOI: 10.1038/s41559-017-0282-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHistory of spreadEvolutionary historyNorth AmericaLyme disease epidemicLast Glacial MaximumAncient spreadLyme disease bacteriaComplex evolutionary historyPast centuryGlacial MaximumHistoryGenomic insightsEvolutionary changeAmericaUndocumented levelB. burgdorferi s.Large collectionSensu strictoBurgdorferi s.Vector-borne diseasesSouthern CanadaLand use changeBorrelia burgdorferi sensu strictoCenturyDisease bacteria
2013
Geographic population structure of the African malaria vector Anopheles gambiae suggests a role for the forest‐savannah biome transition as a barrier to gene flow
J P, A E, JL V, B G, F S, M M, JD C, F S, N E, D W, MJ D, A C, A D. Geographic population structure of the African malaria vector Anopheles gambiae suggests a role for the forest‐savannah biome transition as a barrier to gene flow. Evolutionary Applications 2013, 6: 910-924. PMID: 24062800, PMCID: PMC3779092, DOI: 10.1111/eva.12075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGene flowPopulation structurePopulation substructureAfrican malaria vector Anopheles gambiaeMalaria vector Anopheles gambiaeGeographic population structureComplex population structureChromosomal arrangementsBiome transitionsGenetic clustersMicrosatellite lociAnopheles gambiae sensu strictoGambiae sensu strictoAnopheles gambiaeSensu strictoRainforest beltDistinct westAdditional populationsS formMolecular formsGambiaeBiomeLociSpeciesStricto
2008
High Levels of Hybridization between Molecular Forms of Anopheles gambiae from Guinea Bissau
Oliveira E, Salgueiro P, Palsson K, Vicente J, Arez A, Jaenson T, Caccone A, Pinto J. High Levels of Hybridization between Molecular Forms of Anopheles gambiae from Guinea Bissau. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2008, 45: 1057-1063. DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/45.6.1057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic differentiationIncipient speciationSignificant genetic differentiationSpecies distribution rangeLow recombination regionsDegree of isolationMalaria vector AnophelesSamples of AnChromosome 3Distribution rangeLocus mapsAnopheles gambiaeHigh differentiationS formChromosome XGiles sensu strictoForm compositionSensu strictoVector AnophelesGambiaeMolecular formsS hybridsMicrosatellitesDifferentiationRecombination regionHigh Levels of Hybridization between Molecular Forms of Anopheles gambiae from Guinea Bissau
Oliveira E, Salgueiro P, Palsson K, Vicente J, Arez A, Jaenson T, Caccone A, Pinto J. High Levels of Hybridization between Molecular Forms of Anopheles gambiae from Guinea Bissau. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2008, 51 DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2008)45[1057:hlohbm]2.0.co;2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenetic differentiationIncipient speciationSignificant genetic differentiationSpecies distribution rangeLow recombination regionsDegree of isolationMalaria vector AnophelesSamples of AnChromosome 3Distribution rangeLocus mapsAnopheles gambiaeHigh differentiationS formChromosome XGiles sensu strictoForm compositionSensu strictoVector AnophelesGambiaeMolecular formsS hybridsMicrosatellitesDifferentiationRecombination regionHigh levels of hybridization between molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae from Guinea Bissau.
Oliveira E, Salgueiro P, Palsson K, Vicente J, Arez A, Jaenson T, Caccone A, Pinto J. High levels of hybridization between molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae from Guinea Bissau. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2008, 45: 1057-63. PMID: 19058629, DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2008)45[1057:hlohbm]2.0.co;2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic differentiationIncipient speciationSignificant genetic differentiationSpecies distribution rangeLow recombination regionsDegree of isolationMalaria vector AnophelesSamples of AnChromosome 3Distribution rangeLocus mapsAnopheles gambiaeHigh differentiationS formChromosome XGiles sensu strictoForm compositionSensu strictoVector AnophelesGambiaeMolecular formsS hybridsMicrosatellitesDifferentiationRecombination regionHigh Levels of Hybridization between Molecular Forms of Anopheles gambiae from Guinea Bissau
Oliveira E, Salgueiro P, Palsson K, Vicente J, Arez A, Jaenson T, Caccone A, Pinto J. High Levels of Hybridization between Molecular Forms of Anopheles gambiae from Guinea Bissau. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2008, 45: 1057-1063. DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585%282008%2945%5b1057%3ahlohbm%5d2.0.co%3b2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenetic differentiationIncipient speciationSignificant genetic differentiationSpecies distribution rangeLow recombination regionsDegree of isolationMalaria vector AnophelesSamples of AnChromosome 3Distribution rangeLocus mapsAnopheles gambiaeHigh differentiationS formChromosome XGiles sensu strictoForm compositionSensu strictoVector AnophelesGambiaeMolecular formsS hybridsMicrosatellitesDifferentiationRecombination regionDistribution of knock-down resistance mutations in Anopheles gambiae molecular forms in west and west-central Africa
Santolamazza F, Calzetta M, Etang J, Barrese E, Dia I, Caccone A, Donnelly M, Petrarca V, Simard F, Pinto J, della Torre A. Distribution of knock-down resistance mutations in Anopheles gambiae molecular forms in west and west-central Africa. Malaria Journal 2008, 7: 74. PMID: 18445265, PMCID: PMC2405802, DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-74.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsL1014F alleleVoltage-gated sodium channel geneM-form populationsSodium channel geneResistance allele frequencyAnopheles gambiae sensu strictoPhenotypic effectsGambiae sensu strictoSelection pressureGambiae ML1014F mutationMolecular formsPosition 1014Channel genesL1014S mutationS formLigation assayL1014S alleleSensu strictoKdr genotypesVector speciesKdr alleleAllele-specific PCRPoint mutationsFormer mutation
2002
Speciation Within Anopheles gambiae-- the Glass Is Half Full
della Torre A, Costantini C, Besansky N, Caccone A, Petrarca V, Powell J, Coluzzi M. Speciation Within Anopheles gambiae-- the Glass Is Half Full. Science 2002, 298: 115-117. PMID: 12364784, DOI: 10.1126/science.1078170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PhysiologicalAfrica South of the SaharaAllelesAnimalsAnophelesBiological EvolutionChromosome InversionChromosomesDNA, RibosomalEcosystemEnvironmentFeeding BehaviorGenetic VariationGenetics, PopulationGenomeHuman ActivitiesHumansInsect Bites and StingsInsect VectorsMalariaMicrosatellite RepeatsReproductionSequence Analysis, DNA