- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Insect Resistance and Genetics
- Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
- Malaria Research and Control
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
- Insect Pest Control Strategies
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Animal Genetics and Reproduction
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
National Institute of Amazonian Research
2012-2022
Amazon (United States)
2021
National Council for Scientific and Technological Development
2021
Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Econômico, Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação
2021
New photomap of Anopheles ( Nyssorhynchus ) darlingi Root, 1926, is described for a population from Guajará-Mirim, State Rondonia, Brazil. The number sections in the previous A. reference map was maintained and new subsections were added to five chromosome arms. Breakage points paracentric inversions had been previously incorporated into this species. An additional inversion reported, called 3Lc, totaling 14 proposed potentially useful further evolutionary studies addition physical silico...
INTRODUCTION: Semi-synthetic dillapiole compounds derived from Piper aduncum essential oil are used as alternative insecticides to control insecticide-resistant Aedes aegypti. Thus, we aimed evaluate the genotoxic effects of semi-synthetic isodillapiole on nuclei neuroblasts (larvae) and oocytes (females) mean oviposition rates females over four generations (G1, G2, G3, G4) Ae. METHODS: Larvae were captured in city Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, exposed bioassays (20, 40, 60 µg/mL) a...
Physical and genetic maps have been used for chromosomal localization of genes in vectors infectious diseases. The availability polytene chromosomes malaria mosquitoes provides a unique opportunity to precisely map interest. We report the physical mapping two actin on major vector Amazon, Anopheles darlingi (Diptera: Culicidae). Clones with gene sequences were obtained from cDNA library constructed RNA isolated adult females males An. . Each clones was mapped site arm 2L subdivisions 21A...
The genome assembly of Anopheles darlingi consists 2221 scaffolds (N50 = 115,072 bp) and has a size spanning 136.94 Mbp. This represents one the smallest genomes among species. genomic DNA fragments ~37 Kb were cloned, end-sequenced, used as probes for fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) with salivary gland polytene chromosomes. In total, we mapped nine to autosomal arms. Comparative analysis An. homologous sequences albimanus gambiae identified chromosomal rearrangements these Our...
Malaria is a global health problem and transmitted by the Anopheles species. Due to epidemiological importance of genus, studies on biological, phylogenetic, evolutionary aspects have contributed understanding adaptation, vector capacity, resistance insecticides. The latter may result from different causes such as mutations in gene that encodes sodium channel (NaV).In this study, NaV subunit I scaffold 17 anopheline species was used infer phylogenetic relationships genus using Bayesian...