Search Results - "Weill, Mylene"
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Wolbachia prevalence, diversity, and ability to induce cytoplasmic incompatibility in mosquitoes
Published in Current opinion in insect science (01-08-2019)“…•All Aedes albopictus and Culex pipiens are infected with Wolbachia.•Natural Wolbachia infections of Anopheles species and of Ae. aegypti have to be…”
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Endosymbiont diversity and prevalence in herbivorous spider mite populations in South-Western Europe
Published in FEMS microbiology ecology (01-04-2018)“…Abstract Bacterial endosymbionts are known as important players of the evolutionary ecology of their hosts. However, their distribution, prevalence and…”
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Carboxylesterase gene amplifications associated with insecticide resistance in Aedes albopictus: Geographical distribution and evolutionary origin
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (10-04-2017)“…Aedes albopictus is one of the most invasive human disease vectors. Its control has been largely based on insecticides, such as the larvicide temephos…”
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Distribution of insecticide resistance and molecular mechanisms involved in the West Nile vector Culex pipiens in Morocco
Published in Pest management science (01-03-2021)“…BACKGROUND Mosquitoes of the Culex pipiens complex are the vectors of several arboviruses and are thus subjected to insecticide control worldwide. However,…”
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Wolbachia modulates prevalence and viral load of Culex pipiens densoviruses in natural populations
Published in Molecular ecology (01-10-2020)“…The inadequacy of standard mosquito control strategies calls for ecologically safe novel approaches, for example the use of biological agents such as the…”
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From Wolbachia genomics to phenotype: molecular models of cytoplasmic incompatibility must account for the multiplicity of compatibility types
Published in Current opinion in insect science (01-02-2022)“…•Two main mechanistic models are proposed for cytoplasmic incompatibility.•Both can explain simple cases of incompatibility as seen in Drosophila.•Mosquitoes…”
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Transcriptome Profiling and Genetic Study Reveal Amplified Carboxylesterase Genes Implicated in Temephos Resistance, in the Asian Tiger Mosquito Aedes albopictus
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-05-2015)“…The control of Aedes albopictus, a major vector for viral diseases, such as dengue fever and chikungunya, has been largely reliant on the use of the larvicide…”
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Variation in Wolbachia cidB gene, but not cidA, is associated with cytoplasmic incompatibility mod phenotype diversity in Culex pipiens
Published in Molecular ecology (01-11-2019)“…Endosymbiotic Wolbachia bacteria are, to date, considered the most widespread symbionts in arthropods and are the cornerstone of major biological control…”
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Caution Does Not Preclude Predictive and Testable Models of Cytoplasmic Incompatibility: A Reply to Shropshire et al
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Identification of spider-mite species and their endosymbionts using multiplex PCR
Published in Experimental & applied acarology (01-02-2018)“…Spider mites of the genus Tetranychidae are severe crop pests. In the Mediterranean a few species coexist, but they are difficult to identify based on…”
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Relating fitness to long-term environmental variations in natura
Published in Molecular ecology (01-11-2016)“…Quantifying links between ecological processes and adaptation dynamics in natura remains a crucial challenge. Many studies have documented the strength, form…”
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Fossil Rhabdoviral Sequences Integrated into Arthropod Genomes: Ontogeny, Evolution, and Potential Functionality
Published in Molecular biology and evolution (2012)“…Retroelements represent a considerable fraction of many eukaryotic genomes and are considered major drives for adaptive genetic innovations. Recent discoveries…”
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Despite structural identity, ace-1 heterogenous duplication resistance alleles are quite diverse in Anopheles mosquitoes
Published in Heredity (01-04-2024)“…Anopheles gambiae s.l. has been the target of intense insecticide treatment since the mid-20th century to try and control malaria. A substitution in the ace-1…”
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Insecticide resistance genes affect Culex quinquefasciatus vector competence for West Nile virus
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences (16-01-2019)“…Insecticide resistance has been reported to impact the interactions between mosquitoes and the pathogens they transmit. However, the effect on vector…”
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GENE-DOSAGE EFFECTS ON FITNESS IN RECENT ADAPTIVE DUPLICATIONS: ace-1 IN THE MOSQUITO CULEX PIPIENS
Published in Evolution (01-07-2014)“…Gene duplications have long been advocated to contribute to the evolution of new functions. The role of selection in their early spread is more controversial…”
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Wolbachia diversity and cytoplasmic incompatibility patterns in Culex pipiens populations in Turkey
Published in Parasites & vectors (20-03-2018)“…Wolbachia are maternally transmitted bacteria that can manipulate their hosts' reproduction causing cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI). CI is a sperm-egg…”
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Diversification of Wolbachia Endosymbiont in the Culex pipiens Mosquito
Published in Molecular biology and evolution (01-10-2011)“…The α-proteobacteria Wolbachia are among the most common intracellular bacteria and have recently emerged as important drivers of arthropod biology. Wolbachia…”
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Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of a Dieldrin Resistance Gene in Aedes albopictus and Culex quinquefasciatus Populations From Reunion Island
Published in Journal of insect science (Tucson, Ariz.) (01-05-2022)“…Abstract The control of mosquito populations using insecticides is increasingly threatened by the spread of resistance mechanisms. Dieldrin resistance,…”
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An ace-1 gene duplication resorbs the fitness cost associated with resistance in Anopheles gambiae, the main malaria mosquito
Published in Scientific reports (05-10-2015)“…Widespread resistance to pyrethroids threatens malaria control in Africa. Consequently, several countries switched to carbamates and organophophates…”
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The evolutionary fate of heterogeneous gene duplications: A precarious overdominant equilibrium between environment, sublethality and complementation
Published in Molecular ecology (01-01-2018)“…Gene duplications occur at a high rate. Although most appear detrimental, some homogeneous duplications (identical gene copies) can be selected for beneficial…”
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