Consortium publications

 

Evidence of Zika virus horizontal and vertical transmission in Aedes albopictus from Spain but not infectious virus in saliva of the progeny
Nuñez AI, Talavera S, Birnberg L, Rivas R, Pujol N, Verdún M, Aranda C, Berdugo M, Busquets N.
Emerg Microbes Infect. 2020 Dec;9(1):2236-2244. doi: 10.1080/22221751.2020.1830718. Europe PMC 33008282

Sandfly surveillance and investigation of Leishmania spp. DNA in sandflies in Kosovo.
Vaselek S, Oguz G, Ayhan N, Ozbel Y, Kadriaj P, Ćupina AI, Velo E, Muja N, Baymak D, Alishani M, Toz S, Nalcaci M, Sherifi K, Charrel R, Alten B, Petrić
DMed Vet Entomol. 2020 Dec;34(4):394-401. doi: 10.1111/mve.12451. Europe PMC: 32438501

An integrative approach to identify sand fly vectors of leishmaniasis in Ethiopia by morphological and molecular techniques
Pareyn M, Dvorak V, Halada P, Van Houtte N, Girma N, de Kesel W, Merdekios B, Massebo F, Leirs H, Volf P.
Parasit Vectors. 2020 Nov 17;13(1):580. doi: 10.1186/s13071-020-04450-2. Europe PMC: 33203446

The recently introduced Aedes albopictus in Tunisia has the potential to transmit chikungunya, dengue and Zika viruses
Bohers C, Mousson L, Madec Y, Vazeille M, Rhim A, M’ghirbi Y, Bouattour A, Failloux AB. The recently introduced Aedes albopictus in Tunisia has the potential to transmit chikungunya, dengue and Zika viruses.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020 Oct 2;14(10):e0008475. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008475. Europe PMC: 33007002

The Role of Temperature in Shaping Mosquito-Borne Viruses Transmission
Bellone R, Failloux AB.
Front Microbiol. 2020 Sep 25;11:584846. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.584846. Europe PMC 33101259

High sensitivity of one-step real-time reverse transcription quantitative PCR to detect low virus titers in large mosquito pools
Tang Z, Yamada H, Kraupa C, Canic S, Busquets N, Talavera S, Jiolle D, Vreysen MJB, Bouyer J, Abd-Alla AMM.
Parasit Vectors. 2020 Sep 9;13(1):460. doi: 10.1186/s13071-020-04327-4. Europe PMC: 32907625

Altitude and hillside orientation shapes the population structure of the Leishmania infantum vector Phlebotomus ariasi
Prudhomme J, De Meeûs T, Toty C, Cassan C, Rahola N, Vergnes B, Charrel R, Alten B, Sereno D, Bañuls AL.
Sci Rep. 2020 Sep 2;10(1):14443. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-71319-w. Europe PMC: 32879357

A male-biased sex-distorter gene drive for the human malaria vector Anopheles gambiae.
Simoni A, Hammond AM, Beaghton AK, Galizi R, Taxiarchi C, Kyrou K, Meacci D, Gribble M, Morselli G, Burt A, Nolan T, Crisanti A.
Nat Biotechnol. 2020 Sep;38(9):1054-1060. doi: 10.1038/s41587-020-0508-1. Epub 2020 May 11. Europe PMC: 32393821. This article has been updated. The correction to this article has been published in: Nat Biotechnol. 2020 Sep;38(9):1097. doi: 10.1038/s41587-020-0658-1. Europe PMC: 32764730

Laboratory colonization and maintenance of Anopheles atroparvus from the Ebro Delta, Spain
Birnberg L, Aranda C, Talavera S, Núñez AI, Escosa R, Busquets N.
Parasit Vectors. 2020 Aug 3;13(1):394. doi: 10.1186/s13071-020-04268-y. Europe PMC: 32746901

Developmental plasticity shapes social traits and selection in a facultatively eusocial bee
Kapheim KM, Jones BM, Pan H, Li C, Harpur BA, Kent CF, Zayed A, Ioannidis P, Waterhouse RM, Kingwell C, Stolle E, Avalos A, Zhang G, McMillan WO, Wcislo WT.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 Jun 16;117(24):13615-13625. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2000344117. Epub 2020 May 29. Europe PMC: 32471944

Identification and detection of a novel point mutation in the Chitin Synthase gene of Culex pipiens associated with diflubenzuron resistance
Fotakis EA, Mastrantonio V, Grigoraki L, Porretta D, Puggioli A, Chaskopoulou A, Osório H, Weill M, Bellini R, Urbanelli S, Vontas J.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020 May 1;14(5):e0008284. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008284. Europe PMC 32357192

Development of a Reverse Genetics System for Toscana Virus (Lineage A)
Alexander AJT, Confort MP, Desloire S, Dunlop JI, Kuchi S, Sreenu VB, Mair D, Wilkie GS, Da Silva Filipe A, Brennan B, Ratinier M, Arnaud F, Kohl A.
Viruses. 2020 Apr 7;12(4). pii: E411 doi: 10.3390/v12040411;  Europe PMC: 32272808

Different populations of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) from Central Africa are susceptible to Zika virus infection
Basile Kamgang , Marie Vazeille, Armel Tedjou, Aurélie P. Yougang, Theodel A. Wilson-Bahun, Laurence Mousson, Charles S. Wondji, Anna-Bella Failloux.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020 Mar 23;14(3):e0008163. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008163;  Europe PMC: 32203510; HAL: 02641395

Critical Steps of Plasmodium falciparum Ookinete Maturation
Giulia Siciliano, Giulia Costa, Pablo Suárez-Cortés, Angelo Valleriani, Pietro Alano, Elena A. Levashina.
Front Microbiol. 2020 Mar 17;11:269. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00269. Europe PMC: 7092720

A receptor for the complement regulator factor H increases transmission of trypanosomes to tsetse flies
Macleod OJS, Bart JM, MacGregor P, Peacock L, Savill NJ, Hester S, Ravel S, Sunter JD, Trevor C, Rust S, Vaughan TJ, Minter R, Mohammed S, Gibson W, Taylor MC, Higgins MK, Carrington M.
Nat Commun. 2020 Mar 12;11(1):1326. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-15125-y. Europe PMC: 32165615

In for the kill: novel biosecurity approaches for invasive and medically important mosquito species
Cuthbert RN, Cunningham EM, Crane K, Dick JTA, Callaghan A, Coughlan NE
Management of Biological Invasions. 2020 Mar; 11(1): 9–25. doi: 10.3391/mbi.2020.11.1.02. [Journal] [PDF]

Viromics on Honey-Baited FTA Cards as a New Tool for the Detection of Circulating Viruses in Mosquitoes
Lotty Birnberg, Sarah Temmam, Carles Aranda, Florencia Correa-Fiz, Sandra Talavera, Thomas Bigot, Marc Eloit, Núria Busquets.
Viruses. 2020 Feb 29;12(3):274. doi: 10.3390/v12030274. Europe PMC: 32121402

Leucine-Rich Immune Factor APL1 Is Associated With Specific Modulation of Enteric Microbiome Taxa in the Asian Malaria Mosquito Anopheles stephensi
Mitri C, Bischoff E, Belda Cuesta E, Volant S, Ghozlane A, Eiglmeier K, Holm I, Dieme C, Brito-Fravallo E, Guelbeogo WM, Sagnon N, Riehle MM, Vernick KD.
Front Microbiol. 2020 Feb 26;11:306. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00306. Europe PMC: 32174902

Exposure of Anopheles mosquitoes to trypanosomes reduces reproductive fitness and enhances susceptibility to Plasmodium
Dieme C, Zmarlak NM, Brito-Fravallo E, Travaillé C, Pain A, Cherrier F, Genève C, Calvo-Alvarez E, Riehle MM, Vernick KD, Rotureau B, Mitri C.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020 Feb 7;14(2):e0008059. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008059. Europe PMC: 32032359

Broader Geographical Distribution of Toscana Virus in the Mediterranean Region Suggests the Existence of Larger Varieties of Sand Fly Vectors
Ayhan N, Prudhomme J, Laroche L, Bañuls AL, Charrel RN.
Microorganisms. 2020 Jan 14;8(1):114. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8010114. Europe PMC: 31947561

Gene copy number and function of the APL1 immune factor changed during Anopheles evolution
Mitri C, Bischoff E, Eiglmeier K, Holm I, Dieme C, Brito-Fravallo E, Raz A, Zakeri S, Nejad MIK, Djadid ND, Vernick KD, Riehle MM.
Parasit Vectors. 2020 Jan 13;13(1):18. doi: 10.1186/s13071-019-3868-y. Europe PMC: 31931885

Ensembl Genomes 2020-enabling non-vertebrate genomic research
Howe KL, Contreras-Moreira B, De Silva N, Maslen G, Akanni W, Allen J, Alvarez-Jarreta J, Barba M, Bolser DM, Cambell L, Carbajo M, Chakiachvili M, Christensen M, Cummins C, Cuzick A, Davis P, Fexova S, Gall A, George N, Gil L, Gupta P, Hammond-Kosack KE, Haskell E, Hunt SE, Jaiswal P, Janacek SH, Kersey PJ, Langridge N, Maheswari U, Maurel T, McDowall MD, Moore B, Muffato M, Naamati G, Naithani S, Olson A, Papatheodorou I, Patricio M, Paulini M, Pedro H, Perry E, Preece J, Rosello M, Russell M, Sitnik V, Staines DM, Stein J, Tello-Ruiz MK, Trevanion SJ, Urban M, Wei S, Ware D, Williams G, Yates AD, Flicek P.
Nucleic Acids Res. 2020 Jan 8;48(D1):D689-D695. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkz890. Europe PMC: 31598706

Estimating the risk of arbovirus transmission in Southern Europe using vector competence data)
Mariconti M, Obadia T, Mousson L, Malacrida A, Gasperi G, Failloux AB, Yen PS.
Sci Rep. 2019 Nov 28;9(1):17852. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-54395-5. Europe PMC: 31780744

Comparative Study of Promastigote- and Amastigote-Initiated Infection of Leishmania infantum (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) in Phlebotomus perniciosus (Diptera: Psychodidae) Conducted in Different Biosafety Level Laboratories.
Vaselek S, Prudhomme J, Myskova J, Lestinova T, Spitzova T, Bañuls AL, Volf P.
Entomol. 2019 Nov 8. pii: tjz199. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjz199. Europe PMC: 31702779

Chronophilia; or, Biding Time in a Solar System
Hall, M.
Environmental Humanities 1 November 2019; 11 (2): 373–401. doi: 10.1215/22011919-7754523. [Journal] [PDF]

A novel metric reveals biotic resistance potential and informs predictions of invasion success
Cuthbert RN, Callaghan A, Dick JTA.
Sci Rep. 2019 Oct 25;9(1):15314. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-51705-9. Europe PMC: 31653905

Influence of genetic polymorphism on transcriptional enhancer activity in the malaria vector Anopheles coluzzii
Nardini L, Holm I, Pain A, Bischoff E, Gohl DM, Zongo S, Guelbeogo WM, Sagnon N, Vernick KD, Riehle MM.
Sci Rep. 2019 Oct 24;9(1):15275. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-51730-8. Europe PMC: 31649293

Status of Insecticide Resistance and Its Mechanisms in Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii Populations from Forest Settings in South Cameroon
Bamou R, Sonhafouo-Chiana N, Mavridis K, Tchuinkam T, Wondji CS, Vontas J, Antonio-Nkondjio C.
Genes (Basel). 2019 Sep 24;10(10):741. doi: 10.3390/genes10100741. Europe PMC: 31554225

Subgenomic flavivirus RNA binds the mosquito DEAD/H-box helicase ME31B and determines Zika virus transmission by Aedes aegypti
Göertz GP, van Bree JWM, Hiralal A, Fernhout BM, Steffens C, Boeren S, Visser TM, Vogels CBF, Abbo SR, Fros JJ, Koenraadt CJM, van Oers MM, Pijlman GP.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 Sep 17;116(38):19136-19144. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1905617116. Epub 2019 Sep 5. Europe PMC: 31488709

Experimental infection of Phlebotomus perniciosus and Phlebotomus tobbi with different Leishmania tropica strains.
Vaselek S, Volf P.
Int J Parasitol. 2019 Aug 8. pii: S0020-7519(19)30189-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2019.05.009. Europe PMC: 31401063

De novo profiling of RNA viruses in Anopheles malaria vector mosquitoes from forest ecological zones in Senegal and Cambodia
Belda E, Nanfack-Minkeu F, Eiglmeier K, Carissimo G, Holm I, Diallo M, Diallo D, Vantaux A, Kim S, Sharakhov IV, Vernick KD.
BMC Genomics. 2019 Aug 20;20(1):664. doi: 10.1186/s12864-019-6034-1. Europe PMC: 31429704. This article has been updated. The correction to this article has been published in: BMC Genomics. 2019 Sep 5;20(1):698. Europe PMC: 31488060

Zika virus threshold determines transmission by European Aedes albopictus mosquitoes
Vazeille M, Madec Y, Mousson L, Bellone R, Barré-Cardi H, Sousa CA, Jiolle D, Yébakima A, de Lamballerie X, Failloux AB.
Emerg Microbes Infect. 2019;8(1):1668-1678. doi: 10.1080/22221751.2019.1689797. Europe PMC: 31735122

Mosquitoes cloak their legs to resist insecticides
Balabanidou V, Kefi M, Aivaliotis M, Koidou V, Girotti JR, Mijailovsky SJ, Juárez MP, Papadogiorgaki E, Chalepakis G, Kampouraki A, Nikolaou C, Ranson H, Vontas J.
Proc Biol Sci. 2019 Jul 24;286(1907):20191091. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2019.1091. Epub 2019 Jul 17. Europe PMC: 31311476

Two functionally distinct CYP4G genes of Anopheles gambiae contribute to cuticular hydrocarbon biosynthesis
Kefi M, Balabanidou V, Douris V, Lycett G, Feyereisen R, Vontas J.
Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 2019 Jul;110:52-59. doi: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2019.04.018. Epub 2019 Apr 30. Europe PMC: 31051237.

Interaction of RNA viruses of the natural virome with the African malaria vector, Anopheles coluzzii
Nanfack-Minkeu F, Mitri C, Bischoff E, Belda E, Casademont I, Vernick KD.
Sci Rep. 2019 Apr 19;9(1):6319. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-42825-3. Europe PMC: 31004099

Experimental Infection of Sand Flies by Massilia Virus and Viral Transmission by Co-Feeding on Sugar Meal
Jancarova M, Bichaud L, Hlavacova J, Priet S, Ayhan N, Spitzova T, Volf P, Charrel RN.
Viruses 2019 Apr 9;11(4):332. doi: 10.3390/v11040332. Europe PMC: 30970559

Dual role of the Anopheles coluzzii Venus Kinase Receptor in both larval growth and immunity
Gouignard N, Cherrier F, Brito-Fravallo E, Pain A, Zmarlak NM, Cailliau K, Genève C, Vernick KD, Dissous C, Mitri C.
Sci Rep. 2019 Mar 5;9(1):3615. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-40407-x. Europe PMC: 30837655

Longitudinal monitoring of anti-saliva antibodies as markers of repellent efficacy against Phlebotomus perniciosus and Phlebotomus papatasi in dogs
Risueño J, Spitzová T, Bernal LJ, Muñoz C, López MC, Thomas MC, Infante JJ, Volf P, Berriatua E.
Med Vet Entomol. 2019 Mar;33(1):99-109. doi: 10.1111/mve.12343. Epub 2018 Nov 18. Europe PMC: 30450832.

Reproducibility and relevance in insect-arbovirus infection studies
Wilson AJ, Harrup LE.
Curr Opin Insect Sci. 2018 Aug;28:105-112. doi: 10.1016/j.cois.2018.05.007. Epub 2018 May 23. Europe PMC: 30551760

Combining Wolbachia-induced sterility and virus protection to fight Aedes albopictus-borne viruses
Moretti R, Yen PS, Houé V, Lampazzi E, Desiderio A, Failloux AB, Calvitti M.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018 Jul 18;12(7):e0006626. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006626. Europe PMC: 30020933

Repurposing isoxazoline veterinary drugs for control of vector-borne human diseases
Miglianico M, Eldering M, Slater H, Ferguson N, Ambrose P, Lees RS, Koolen KMJ, Pruzinova K, Jancarova M, Volf P, Koenraadt CJM, Duerr HP, Trevitt G, Yang B, Chatterjee AK, Wisler J, Sturm A, Bousema T, Sauerwein RW, Schultz PG, Tremblay MS, Dechering KJ.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 Jul 17;115(29):E6920-E6926. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1801338115. Europe PMC: 29967151

Highly focused transcriptional response of Anopheles coluzzii to O’nyong nyong arbovirus during the primary midgut infection
Carissimo G, Pain A, Belda E, Vernick KD.
BMC Genomics. 2018 Jul 9;19(1):526. doi: 10.1186/s12864-018-4918-0. Europe PMC: 29986645

West Nile virus and other mosquito-borne viruses present in Eastern Europe
Napp S, Petrić D, Busquets N.
Pathog Glob Health. 2018 Jul 6:1-16. doi: 10.1080/20477724.2018.1483567. Europe PMC: 29979950

Insect cuticle: a critical determinant of insecticide resistance
Balabanidou V, Grigoraki L, Vontas J.
Curr Opin Insect Sci. 2018 Jun;27:68-74. doi: 10.1016/j.cois.2018.03.001. Europe PMC: 30025637

A Systematic Review of the Natural Virome of Anopheles Mosquitoes
Nanfack Minkeu F, Vernick KD.
Viruses. 2018 Apr 25;10(5):222. doi: 10.3390/v10050222. Europe PMC: 29695682

Ensembl Genomes 2018: an integrated omics infrastructure for non-vertebrate species
Kersey PJ, Allen JE, Allot A, Barba M, Boddu S, Bolt BJ, Carvalho-Silva D, Christensen M, Davis P, Grabmueller C, Kumar N, Liu Z, Maurel T, Moore B, McDowall MD, Maheswari U, Naamati G, Newman V, Ong CK, Paulini M, Pedro H, Perry E, Russell M, Sparrow H, Tapanari E, Taylor K, Vullo A, Williams G, Zadissia A, Olson A, Stein J, Wei S, Tello-Ruiz M, Ware D, Luciani A, Potter S, Finn RD, Urban M, Hammond-Kosack KE, Bolser DM, De Silva N, Howe KL, Langridge N, Maslen G, Staines DM, Yates A.
Nucleic Acids Res. 2018 Jan 4;46(D1):D802-D808. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkx1011. Europe PMC: 29092050

Contributions of cuticle permeability and enzyme detoxification to pyrethroid resistance in the major malaria vector Anopheles gambiae
Yahouédo GA, Chandre F, Rossignol M, Ginibre C, Balabanidou V, Mendez NGA, Pigeon O, Vontas J, Cornelie S. Contributions of cuticle permeability and enzyme detoxification to pyrethroid resistance in the major malaria vector Anopheles gambiae.
Sci Rep. 2017 Sep 11;7(1):11091. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-11357-z. This article has been corrected in: Sci Rep. 2018 Apr 12;8(1):6137. Europe PMC: 28894186

Striking diflubenzuron resistance in Culex pipiens, the prime vector of West Nile Virus
Grigoraki L, Puggioli A, Mavridis K, Douris V, Montanari M, Bellini R, Vontas J.
Sci Rep. 2017 Sep 15;7(1):11699. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-12103-1. Europe PMC: 28916816 This article has been corrected in: Sci Rep. 2018 Apr 12;8(1):6122.  doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-23059-1. Europe PMC: 29650973

Combining Wolbachia-induced sterility and virus protection to fight Aedes albopictus-borne viruses
Moretti R, Yen PS, Houé V, Lampazzi E, Desiderio A, Failloux AB, Calvitti M.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018 Jul 18;12(7):e0006626. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006626. Europe PMC: 30020933

Infravec2: expanding researcher access to insect vector tools and resources
Vernick KD
Pathog Glob Health. 2017 Jul;111(5):217-218. doi: 10.1080/20477724.2017.1347079. Epub 2017 Jul 3. Europe PMC: 28673120

The Anopheles gambiae 2La chromosome inversion is associated with susceptibility to Plasmodium falciparum in Africa
Riehle MM, Bukhari T, Gneme A, Guelbeogo WM, Coulibaly B, Fofana A, Pain A, Bischoff E, Renaud F, Beavogui AH, Traore SF, Sagnon N, Vernick KD.
Elife. 2017 Jun 23;6:e25813. doi: 10.7554/eLife.25813. Europe PMC: 28643631

Preferential suppression of Anopheles gambiae host sequences allows detection of the mosquito eukaryotic microbiome
Belda E, Coulibaly B, Fofana A, Beavogui AH, Traore SF, Gohl DM, Vernick KD, Riehle MM.
Sci Rep. 2017 Jun 12;7(1):3241. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-03487-1. Europe PMC: 28607435

Advancing vector biology research: a community survey for future directions, research applications and infrastructure requirements
Kohl A, Pondeville E, Schnettler E, Crisanti A, Supparo C, Christophides GK, Kersey PJ, Maslen GL, Takken W, Koenraadt CJ, Oliva CF, Busquets N, Abad FX, Failloux AB, Levashina EA, Wilson AJ, Veronesi E, Pichard M, Arnaud Marsh S, Simard F, Vernick KD.
Pathog Glob Health. 2016 Jun-Jul;110(4-5):164-72. doi: 10.1080/20477724.2016.1211475. Epub 2016 Aug 11. Europe PMC: 27677378

INFRAVEC: research capacity for the implementation of genetic control of mosquitoes
Crisanti A.
Pathog Glob Health. 2013, 107(8), 458-462. Europe PMC: 24428829