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
2001
Epizootiological Studies of Amblyospora albifasciati (Microsporidiida: Amblyosporidae) in Natural Populations of Aedes albifasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) and Mesocyclops annulatus (Copepoda: Cyclopidae) in a Transient Floodwater Habitat
Micieli M, Garcia J, Andreadis T. Epizootiological Studies of Amblyospora albifasciati (Microsporidiida: Amblyosporidae) in Natural Populations of Aedes albifasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) and Mesocyclops annulatus (Copepoda: Cyclopidae) in a Transient Floodwater Habitat. Journal Of Invertebrate Pathology 2001, 77: 68-74. PMID: 11161996, DOI: 10.1006/jipa.2000.4995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeekly prevalence ratePrevalence of infectionHigher infection rateHorizontal transmissionIntermediate copepod hostPrevalence ratesLow prevalenceInfection rateInfectionMosquito hostPrevalenceSignificant detrimental impactPopulationMosquitoesDefinitive hostsLow levelsEpizootiological studiesCopepod hostLarval Ae
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 organismVernalisHostSporesMicrosporidiumPhylogeny ofAmblyospora(Microsporida: Amblyosporidae) and Related Genera Based on Small Subunit Ribosomal DNA Data: A Possible Example of Host Parasite Cospeciation
Baker M, Vossbrinck C, Becnel J, Andreadis T. Phylogeny ofAmblyospora(Microsporida: Amblyosporidae) and Related Genera Based on Small Subunit Ribosomal DNA Data: A Possible Example of Host Parasite Cospeciation. Journal Of Invertebrate Pathology 1998, 71: 199-206. PMID: 9538024, DOI: 10.1006/jipa.1997.4725.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAedesAnimalsAnophelesBiological EvolutionCulexDNA, ProtozoanDNA, RibosomalHost-Parasite InteractionsMicrosporidaPhylogenyConceptsHost-parasite cospeciationSmall subunit ribosomal RNA gene sequencesE. aedisAmblyospora spRibosomal RNA gene sequencesRelated Genera BasedRibosomal DNA dataRNA gene sequencesSSU rRNA geneGenera of microsporidiaMicrosporidian taxaDivergent speciesMosquito parasitesMonophyletic groupHigh bootstrapDNA dataGene sequencesIdentical treesRRNA geneEdhazardia aedisHost relationshipsMosquito hostA. californicaMolecular analysisCospeciation
1990
Epizootiology of Amblyospora connecticus (Microsporida) in Field Populations of the Saltmarsh Mosquito, Aedes cantator, and the Cyclopoid Copepod, Acanthocyclops vernalis
ANDREADIS T. Epizootiology of Amblyospora connecticus (Microsporida) in Field Populations of the Saltmarsh Mosquito, Aedes cantator, and the Cyclopoid Copepod, Acanthocyclops vernalis. Journal Of Eukaryotic Microbiology 1990, 37: 174-182. PMID: 2359045, DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1990.tb01123.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1989
Host Specificity of Amblyospora connecticus (Microsporida: Amblyosporidae), a Polymorphic Microsporidian Parasite of Aedes cantator (Diptera: Culicidae)
Andreadis T. Host Specificity of Amblyospora connecticus (Microsporida: Amblyosporidae), a Polymorphic Microsporidian Parasite of Aedes cantator (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal Of Medical Entomology 1989, 26: 140-145. PMID: 2724310, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/26.3.140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInfection of a field population of Aedes cantator with a polymorphic microsporidium, Amblyospora connecticus via release of the intermediate copepod host, Acanthocyclops vernalis.
Andreadis T. Infection of a field population of Aedes cantator with a polymorphic microsporidium, Amblyospora connecticus via release of the intermediate copepod host, Acanthocyclops vernalis. Journal Of The American Mosquito Control Association 1989, 5: 81-5. PMID: 2708994.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAedesAnimalsCrustaceaDemographyEukaryotaFemaleHost-Parasite InteractionsLarvaPest Control, Biological
1985
Experimental transmission of a microsporidian pathogen from mosquitoes to an alternate copepod host.
Andreadis T. Experimental transmission of a microsporidian pathogen from mosquitoes to an alternate copepod host. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1985, 82: 5574-5577. PMID: 3860877, PMCID: PMC391165, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.82.16.5574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCopepod hostDistinct developmental cyclesEntire developmental sequenceDiploid conditionAlternate hostsPathogen developmentDevelopmental cycleSexual cycleMicrosporidian pathogenAmblyospora spBreeding sitesMeiosporesDifferent sporesCopepodsHostHost adipose tissueMosquitoesDevelopmental sequenceSporesPathogensUltrastructural evidenceGenusVernalisMicrosporidianAmblyospora
1979
Significance of transovarial infections of Amblyospora sp. (Microspora: Thelohaniidae) in relation to parasite maintenance in the mosquito Culex salinarius
Andreadis T, Hall D. Significance of transovarial infections of Amblyospora sp. (Microspora: Thelohaniidae) in relation to parasite maintenance in the mosquito Culex salinarius. Journal Of Invertebrate Pathology 1979, 34: 152-157. PMID: 536610, DOI: 10.1016/0022-2011(79)90095-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReproductive ageHealthy controlsPrevalence ratesHealthy adultsSuccessive gonotrophic cyclesSurvival rateCulex salinariusTransovarial infectionTransovarial transmissionHealthy eggsSignificant differencesSignificant reductionInfected eggsInfectionAmblyospora spInfected femalesGonotrophic cycleFemalesMosquito populationsPopulation of mosquitoesPopulationAdult femalesDevelopment, Ultrastructure, and Mode of Transmission of Amblyospora sp. (Microspora) in the Mosquito*
ANDREADIS T, HALL D. Development, Ultrastructure, and Mode of Transmission of Amblyospora sp. (Microspora) in the Mosquito*. Journal Of Eukaryotic Microbiology 1979, 26: 444-452. PMID: 536933, DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1979.tb04651.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research