2024
Host-Feeding Behavior of Mosquitoes in the Florida Everglades
Anderson J, Molaei G, Fish D, Armstrong P, Khalil N, Brudner S, Misencik M, Bransfield A, Olson M, Andreadis T. Host-Feeding Behavior of Mosquitoes in the Florida Everglades. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2024, 24: 520-531. PMID: 38648543, DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2023.0072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHispid cotton ratsWest Nile virusWading birdsAmerican alligatorMosquito speciesSusceptibility to WNVCulex nigripalpus</i>,Blood meals of mosquitoesFlorida EvergladesBlood mealMarsh rabbitWhite-tailed deerIndustrial sitesBlood-fed specimensEverglades virusSpecies of rodentsHost speciesBlood-fed mosquitoesAvian hostsTransmit West Nile virusBehavior of mosquitoesFrequent hostsPCR assayTensaw virusHost feeding behavior
2007
Host feeding pattern of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) and its role in transmission of West Nile virus in Harris County, Texas.
Molaei G, Andreadis T, Armstrong P, Bueno R, Dennett J, Real S, Sargent C, Bala A, Randle Y, Guzman H, da Rosa A, Wuithiranyagool T, Tesh R. Host feeding pattern of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) and its role in transmission of West Nile virus in Harris County, Texas. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2007, 77: 73-81. PMID: 17620633, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2007.77.73.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVertebrate hostsCytochrome b geneHost feeding patternsMammalian blood mealsOpportunistic feedersGray CatbirdsB geneAmerican robinsHouse finchesBlue jaysHouse sparrowsMosquito speciesAmerican crowsWNV infection ratesBlood mealPrincipal mosquito vectorCulex quinquefasciatus SayMosquito vectorsWest Nile virusPCR productsCulex quinquefasciatusMode of infectionQuinquefasciatus SayDomestic catsFeeding patterns
1988
Amblyospora connecticus sp. nov. (Microsporida: Amblyosporidae): Horizontal transmission studies in the mosquito Aedes cantator and formal description
Andreadis T. Amblyospora connecticus sp. nov. (Microsporida: Amblyosporidae): Horizontal transmission studies in the mosquito Aedes cantator and formal description. Journal Of Invertebrate Pathology 1988, 52: 90-101. DOI: 10.1016/0022-2011(88)90107-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHorizontal transmission studiesAedes cantatorAmblyospora connecticusAdult female hostsProgressive infectionIntermediate copepod hostInfectionMosquito hostTransovarial transmissionAdult hostsBlood mealMosquito generationsMale hostsHorizontal transmissionHost tissuesFemale hostsTransmission studiesGastric caecaCopepod hostMalpighian tubulesSalt marsh mosquito
1983
Life Cycle and Epizootiology of Amblyospora sp. (Microspora: Amblyosporidae) in the Mosquito, Aedes cantator1
ANDREADIS T. Life Cycle and Epizootiology of Amblyospora sp. (Microspora: Amblyosporidae) in the Mosquito, Aedes cantator1. Journal Of Eukaryotic Microbiology 1983, 30: 509-518. DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1983.tb01412.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1979
Development, 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