2022
Population genetics of an invasive mosquito vector, Aedes albopictus in the Northeastern USA
Gloria-Soria A, Shragai T, Ciota A, Duval T, Alto B, Martins A, Westby K, Medley K, Unlu I, Campbell S, Kawalkowski M, Tsuda Y, Higa Y, Indelicato N, Leisnham P, Caccone A, Armstrong P. Population genetics of an invasive mosquito vector, Aedes albopictus in the Northeastern USA. NeoBiota 2022, 78: 99-127. PMID: 37408738, PMCID: PMC10321554, DOI: 10.3897/neobiota.78.84986.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPopulations of AeGenetic structureGenetic diversityPopulation geneticsGenetic cladesMicrosatellite markersAsian tiger mosquitoNortheastern USARange northwardsNorthern rangeAlbopictus populationsFounder effectPopulation turnoverVector suppressionEast coastTiger mosquitoEastern USAInvasive mosquito vectorsMosquito vectorsAedes albopictusLocal populationWarming conditionsAlbopictusCold wintersConsecutive years
2016
Babesia microti from humans and ticks hold a genomic signature of strong population structure in the United States
Carpi G, Walter KS, Mamoun CB, Krause PJ, Kitchen A, Lepore TJ, Dwivedi A, Cornillot E, Caccone A, Diuk-Wasser MA. Babesia microti from humans and ticks hold a genomic signature of strong population structure in the United States. BMC Genomics 2016, 17: 888. PMID: 27821055, PMCID: PMC5100190, DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-3225-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStrong population structurePopulation structureGenome-wide diversityDifferentiated genetic clustersRecent population expansionB. microti samplesTick-borne apicomplexan parasiteB. microtiNortheastern USAGene flowEvolutionary originApicomplexan parasitesApicoplast genomeGenetic clustersGenomic variationPopulation expansionGeographic rangeRange expansionGenomic signaturesCurrent diversityHuman-derived samplesInfectious phenotypeTick vectorCapture strategyDiversity