Search Results - "Peixoto, Alexandre Afrânio"

Embryonic desiccation resistance in Aedes aegypti: presumptive role of the chitinized serosal cuticle by Rezende, Gustavo Lazzaro, Martins, Ademir Jesus, Gentile, Carla, Farnesi, Luana Cristina, Pelajo-Machado, Marcelo, Peixoto, Alexandre Afrânio, Valle, Denise

“…One of the major problems concerning dengue transmission is that embryos of its main vector, the mosquito Aedes aegypti, resist desiccation, surviving several…”
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Potential impact of a presumed increase in the biting activity of dengue-virus-infected Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) females on virus transmission dynamics by Luz, Paula Mendes, Lima-Camara, Tamara Nunes, Bruno, Rafaela Vieira, Castro, Márcia Gonçalves de, Sorgine, Marcos Henrique Ferreira, Lourenço-de-Oliveira, Ricardo, Peixoto, Alexandre Afrânio

“…Recently, we showed that infection with dengue virus increases the locomotor activity of Aedes aegypti females. We speculate that the observed increased…”
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Cryptic diversity in an Atlantic Forest malaria vector from the mountains of South-East Brazil by de Rezende Dias, Guilherme, Fujii, Thais Tenorio Soares, Fogel, Bernardo Fernandes, Lourenço-de-Oliveira, Ricardo, Silva-do-Nascimento, Teresa Fernandes, Pitaluga, André Nóbrega, Carvalho-Pinto, Carlos José, Carvalho, Antonio Bernardo, Peixoto, Alexandre Afrânio, Rona, Luísa Damazio Pitaluga

“…Anopheles (Kerteszia) cruzii is the primary vector of human and simian malarias in Brazilian regions covered by the Atlantic Rainforest. Previous studies found…”
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Effect of the chitin synthesis inhibitor triflumuron on the development, viability and reproduction of Aedes aegypti by Belinato, Thiago Affonso, Martins, Ademir Jesus, Lima, José Bento Pereira, de Lima-Camara, Tamara Nunes, Peixoto, Alexandre Afrânio, Valle, Denise

“…The control of Aedes aegypti is impaired due to the development of resistance to chemical insecticides. Insect Growth Regulators (IGR) exhibit distinct…”
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Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Polymorphism and Metabolic Resistance in Pyrethroid-Resistant Aedes aegypti from Brazil by Martins, Ademir Jesus, de Andrade Lins, Rachel Mazzei Moura, Linss, Jutta Gerlinde Birgitt, Peixoto, Alexandre Afranio, Valle, Denise

“…The nature of pyrethroid resistance in Aedes aegypti Brazilian populations was investigated. Quantification of enzymes related to metabolic resistance in two…”
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Evaluation of methoprene effect on Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) development in laboratory conditions by Braga, Ima Aparecida, Mello, Cícero Brasileiro, Peixoto, Alexandre Afrânio, Valle, Denise

“…Several Brazilian Aedes aegypti populations are resistant to the larvicidae temephos. Methoprene, that inhibits adult emergence, is one of the alternatives…”
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Effect of insecticide resistance on development, longevity and reproduction of field or laboratory selected Aedes aegypti populations by Martins, Ademir Jesus, Ribeiro, Camila Dutra e Mello, Bellinato, Diogo Fernandes, Peixoto, Alexandre Afranio, Valle, Denise, Lima, José Bento Pereira

“…Aedes aegypti dispersion is the major reason for the increase in dengue transmission in South America. In Brazil, control of this mosquito strongly relies on…”
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DNA Barcoding of Neotropical Sand Flies (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae): Species Identification and Discovery within Brazil by Pinto, Israel de Souza, Chagas, Bruna Dias das, Rodrigues, Andressa Alencastre Fuzari, Ferreira, Adelson Luiz, Rezende, Helder Ricas, Bruno, Rafaela Vieira, Falqueto, Aloisio, Andrade-Filho, José Dilermando, Galati, Eunice Aparecida Bianchi, Shimabukuro, Paloma Helena Fernandes, Brazil, Reginaldo Peçanha, Peixoto, Alexandre Afranio

“…DNA barcoding has been an effective tool for species identification in several animal groups. Here, we used DNA barcoding to discriminate between 47…”
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Frequency of Val1016Ile mutation in the voltage-gated sodium channel gene of Aedes aegypti Brazilian populations by Martins, Ademir Jesus, Lima, José Bento Pereira, Peixoto, Alexandre Afranio, Valle, Denise

“…One of the major insect pyrethroid resistance mechanisms affects its target site, the voltage-gated sodium channel (Nav). In Aedes aegypti, the Val1016Ile…”
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The genetic structure of Leishmania infantum populations in Brazil and its possible association with the transmission cycle of visceral leishmaniasis by Ferreira, Gabriel Eduardo Melim, dos Santos, Barbara Neves, Dorval, Maria Elizabeth Cavalheiros, Ramos, Tereza Pompilio Bastos, Porrozzi, Renato, Peixoto, Alexandre Afranio, Cupolillo, Elisa

“…Leishmania infantum is the etiologic agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in the Americas, Mediterranean basin and West and Central Asia. Although the…”
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Effects of insemination and blood-feeding on locomotor activity of Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) females under laboratory conditions by Lima-Camara, Tamara Nunes, Lima, José Bento Pereira, Bruno, Rafaela Vieira, Peixoto, Alexandre Afranio

“…BACKGROUND: Dengue is an arbovirus disease transmitted by two Aedes mosquitoes: Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus. Virgin females of these two species generally…”
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Analysis of cycle gene expression in Aedes aegypti brains by in situ hybridization by Chahad-Ehlers, Samira, Gentile, Carla, Lima, José Bento Pereira, Peixoto, Alexandre Afranio, Bruno, Rafaela Vieira

“…Even though the blood-sucking mosquito Aedes aegypti is one of the most important disease vectors, relatively little is known about the molecular mechanisms…”
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Acoustic communication in insect disease vectors by Vigoder, Felipe de Mello, Ritchie, Michael Gordon, Gibson, Gabriella, Peixoto, Alexandre Afranio

“…Acoustic signalling has been extensively studied in insect species, which has led to a better understanding of sexual communication, sexual selection and modes…”
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Circadian clock of Aedes aegypti: effects of blood-feeding, insemination and RNA interference by Gentile, Carla, Rivas, Gustavo Bueno da S, Lima, José B P, Bruno, Rafaela Vieira, Peixoto, Alexandre Afranio

“…Mosquitoes are the culprits of some of the most important vector borne diseases. A species' potential as a vector is directly dependent on their pattern of…”
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Male accessory gland substances from Aedes albopictus affect the locomotor activity of Aedes aegypti females by Lima-Camara, Tamara Nunes, Codeço, Claudia Torres, Honório, Nildimar Alves, Bruno, Rafaela Vieira, Peixoto, Alexandre Afranio, Lounibos, Leon Philip

“…Dengue is one of the world's most important mosquito-borne diseases and is usually transmitted by one of two vector species: Aedes aegypti or Aedes albopictus…”
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Molecular divergence in the timeless and cpr genes among three sympatric cryptic species of the Anopheles triannulatus complex by Silva-do-Nascimento, Teresa Fernandes, Pitaluga, Luisa Damazio Rona, Peixoto, Alexandre Afranio, Lourenço-de-Oliveira, Ricardo

“…Anopheles triannulatus s.l. is a malaria vector with a wide geographic distribution, ranging from Argentina-Nicaragua and Trinidad. Here we analysed sequences…”
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Clocks do not tick in unison: isolation of Clock and vrille shed new light on the clockwork model of the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis by Gesto, João Silveira Moledo, Rivas, Gustavo Bueno da Silva, Pavan, Marcio Galvão, Meireles-Filho, Antonio Carlos Alves, Amoretty, Paulo Roberto de, Souza, Nataly Araújo de, Bruno, Rafaela Vieira, Peixoto, Alexandre Afranio

“…Behavior rhythms of insect vectors directly interfere with the dynamics of pathogen transmission to humans. The sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis is the main…”
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Hybrid sterility in crosses between two Brazilian sibling species of the Anopheles albitarsis complex by Fontoura, Nathalia Giglio, Araki, Alejandra Saori, Van Der Maas Azevedo, Renata, Galardo, Allan Kardec Ribeiro, Peixoto, Alexandre Afranio, Lima, José Bento Pereira

“…BACKGROUND: Complexes of cryptic species are common in several taxa and this is also the case in the Anopheles genus, a group including all known human malaria…”
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Molecular analysis of an odorant-binding protein gene in two sympatric species of Lutzomyia longipalpis s.l by Dias, Ana Karina Kerche, Bauzer, Luiz Guilherme Soares da Rocha, Santos Dias, Denise Borges dos, Peixoto, Alexandre Afranio

“…Lutzomyia longipalpis s.l. is the main vector of American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL) and occurs as a species complex. DNA samples from two Brazilian…”
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Analysis of Reproductive Isolation Between Sibling Species Anopheles albitarsis sensu stricto and Anopheles deaneorum, Two Malaria Vectors Belonging to the Albitarsis Complex (Diptera: Culicidae) by Lima, José Bento Pereira, Valle, Denise, Peixoto, Alexandre Afranio

“…Complexes of sibling species are common among mosquitoes, and their existence within vector species can have important epidemiological consequences. Anopheles…”
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