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 ResearchConceptsHost-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
2005
Isolations of Potosi Virus from Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) Collected in Connecticut
Armstrong P, Andreadis T, Anderson J, Main A. Isolations of Potosi Virus from Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) Collected in Connecticut. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2005, 42: 875-881. PMID: 16363172, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/42.5.875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceChlorocebus aethiopsCluster AnalysisConnecticutCulicidaeDemographyDNA PrimersEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayMolecular Sequence DataOrthobunyavirusPhylogenyReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSequence Analysis, DNASpecies SpecificityVero CellsViral Envelope ProteinsConceptsPotosi virusTrivittatus virusNortheastern United StatesMosquito speciesReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionIndigenous strainsEncoded amino acid sequenceAnopheles punctipennisStatewide surveillance programAedes vexansAedes albopictusAmino acid sequenceRestriction enzyme analysisEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayCVVViral isolatesIsolation rateCross-neutralizationAcid sequenceMosquitoesViral isolation rateAedesJamestown CanyonMolecular assaysTranscription-polymerase chain reaction
1998
Verification of Intermediate Hosts in the Life Cycles of Microsporidia by Small Subunit rDNA Sequencing
Vossbrinck C, Andreadis T, Debrunner‐Vossbrinck B. Verification of Intermediate Hosts in the Life Cycles of Microsporidia by Small Subunit rDNA Sequencing. Journal Of Eukaryotic Microbiology 1998, 45: 290-292. PMID: 9627989, DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1998.tb04538.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAedesAnimalsCrustaceaDNA, ProtozoanDNA, RibosomalHost-Parasite InteractionsLife Cycle StagesMicrosporidaMicrosporidiosisPhylogenySequence Analysis, DNAConceptsSmall subunit rDNA sequencesIntermediate hostsSmall subunit rDNA sequencingPutative intermediate hostsRibosomal DNA sequencesRDNA sequence dataComparative sequence analysisLaboratory transmission testsLife cycleCollected sporesA. vernalisRDNA sequencesSequence dataDNA sequencesLaboratory transmission studiesPotential intermediate hostsSequence analysisAedes cantatorRDNA sequencingInfected organismVernalisHostSporesMicrosporidium
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