Vector Genetics Lab

Edillo, F.E., Tripet, F., Toure, Y.T., Lanzaro, G.C., Dolo, G., Taylor, C.E. Water quality and immatures of the M and S forms of Anopheles gambiae s.s. and An. arabiensis in a Malian village. Malaria J. 5: 35p., 2006.

Tripet, F., Wright, J. and Lanzaro, G.C. A new high performance PCR diagnostic for the detection of pyrethroid resistance kdr in Anopheles gambiae. Am. J. Trop Med. Hyg. 74: 658-662, 2006.

2005                   Back to Top
Reimer, L. J., Tripet, F., Slotman, M., Spielman, A., and Lanzaro, G. C. An unusual distribution of the kdr gene among populations of Anopheles gambiae on the island of Bioko, Equatorial Guinea. Insect Mol. Biol. 14:683-688, 2005.

Hahn, M. W., and Lanzaro, G. C. Female-biased gene expression in the malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae. Current Biology, 15: R192-R193, 2005.

Tripet, F., Dolo, G., and Lanzaro, G. C. Multilevel analyses of genetic differentiation in Anopheles gambiae s.s. reveal patterns of gene flow important for malaria-fighting mosquito projects. Genetics. 169: 313-324, 2005.

Lanzaro, G. C., Nuzhdin, S., and Tripet, F. Tools for monitoring the genetic structure and stability of mosquito populations. In: Proceedings: Working Group on Strategic Plan to Bridge Laboratory and Field Research in Disease Vector Control. 14-16 July 2004, ICIPE, Nairobi, Kenya. UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases. Frontis Press, Wageningen, The Netherlands.

Tripet, F., Thiemann, T., and Lanzaro, G. C. Effect of seminal fluids in mating between the M and S forms of Anopheles gambiae. J. Med. Entomol. 42: 596-603, 2005.

Elnaiem, D., Meneses, C., Slotman, M., and Lanzaro, G. C. Genetic variation in the sand fly salivary protein, SP-15, a potential vaccine candidate against Leishmania major. Insect Mol. Biol. 14: 145-150, 2005.

2004                   Back to Top

Edillo, F. E., Touré, Y. T., Lanzaro, G. C., Dolo, G., and Taylor, C. E. Survivorship and distribution of immature Anopheles gambiae s.l. (Diptera: Culicidae) in Banambani Village, Mali. J. Med. Entomol. 41: 333-339, 2004.

Goltsev Y., Hsiong W., Lanzaro, G. C., and Levine, M. Different combinations of gap repressors for common stripes in Anopheles and Drosophila embryos. Dev. Biol. 275: 435– 446, 2004.

Milleron, R. S., Ribeiro, J. M., Elnaiem, D., Soong, L., and Lanzaro, G. C. Negative effect of antibodies against maxadilan on the fitness of the sand fly vector of American visceral leishmaniasis. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 70: 278-285, 2004.

Milleron, R. S., Mutebi, JP., Valle, S. Montoya, A., Yin, H., Soong, L., and Lanzaro, G. C. Antigenic diversity in maxadilan, a salivary protein from the sand fly vector of American visceral leishmaniasis. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 70: 286-293, 2004.

Norsworthy, N. B., Sun, J., Elnaiem, D. Lanzaro, G. C., and Soong, L. Sand fly saliva enhances Leishmania amazonensis infection by modulating IL-10 production.  Infection and Immunity. 72: 1240-1247, 2004.

Tripet, F., Traoré, S., Dolo, D., and Lanzaro, G. C. The 'wingbeat' hypothesis of reproductive isolation between members of the Anopheles gambiae complex (Diptera: Culicidae) does not fly. J. Med. Entomol. 41: 375-384, 2004.

2003                    Back to Top

Arrivillaga, J., Mutebi, JP., Piñango, H., Norris, D., Alexander, J. B., Feliciangeli, M. D., and Lanzaro, G. C. The taxonomic status of genetically divergent populations of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) based on the distribution of mitochondrial and isozyme variation. J. Med. Entomol. 40: 615-627, 2003.

Lanzaro, G. C. and Tripet, F.  Gene flow among populations of Anopheles gambiae: A critical review. In: Ecological Aspects for the Application of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes. (pp. 109-132) Eds. Takken, W. and Scott T.W. Frontis Press, Wageningen, The Netherlands, 2003.

Tripet, F., Touré, Y. T., Dolo, D., and Lanzaro, G. C. Frequency of multiple inseminations in field-collected Anopheles gambiae females revealed by DNA analysis of transferred sperm. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 68: 1-5, 2003.

2002                   Back to Top

Mutebi, J-P, Tripet, F., Alexander, J. B., and Lanzaro, G. C. Genetic differentiation among populations of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Central and South America. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 96: 740-752, 2002.

Arrivillaga, J. C., Norris, D. E., Feliciangeli, M. D., and Lanzaro, G. C.  Phylogeography of the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) using mitochondrial DNA. Inf. Genet. Evol. 2: 83-95, 2002.

Carnahan, J., Zheng, L., Taylor, C. E., Touré, Y. T., Norris, D. E., Dolo, G., Diuk-Wasser, M., and Lanzaro, G. C. Genetic differentiation of Anopheles gambiae s.s. populations in Mali, West Africa using microsatellite loci. J. Heredity. 93: 249-253, 2002.

Edillo, F. E., Touré, Y. T., Lanzaro, G. C., Dolo, G., and Taylor, C. E. Spatial and habitat distribution of Anopheles gambiae s.l. larvae and adults in Banambani village, Mali. J. Med. Entomol. 39: 70-77, 2002.

2001                    Back to Top

Black, W. C. IV, and Lanzaro, G. C. Patterns in the distribution of genetic variation among chromosomal forms of Anopheles gambiae s.s: Introgressive hybridization, adaptive inversions, or recent reproductive isolation? Insect Mol. Biol. 10: 3-7, 2001.

Morris, R.V., Shoemaker, C. B., David, J. R., Lanzaro, G. C., and Titus, R. G.  Sandfly maxadilan exacerbates infection with Leishmania major and vaccinating against it protects against L. major infection. J. Immunol. 167: 5226-5230, 2001.

Taylor, C. E., Touré, Y. T., Carnahan, J., Norris, D. E., Dolo, G., Traoré, S. F., Edillo, F. E., and Lanzaro, G. C.  Gene flow among populations of the malaria vector, Anopheles gambiae, in Mali, West Africa. Genetics. 157: 743-750, 2001.

Tripet, F., Touré, Y. T., Taylor, C. E., Norris, D. E., Dolo, G., and Lanzaro, G. C. DNA analysis of transfered sperm reveals significant levels of gene flow between molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae. Mol. Ecol. 10: 1725-1732, 2001.

2000                    Back to Top

Yin, H., Norris, D. E., and Lanzaro, G. C. Sibling species in the Lutzomyia longipalpis complex differ in levels of mRNA expression for the salivary peptide, maxadilan. Insect Mol. Biol. 9: 309-314, 2000.

1999                   Back to Top

Lanzaro, G. C., Ribeiro, J. M. C., Warburg, A., Shoemaker, C. B., Lopes, A. H. C. S., Soares, M., and Titus, R. G.  Variation in the salivary peptide, maxadilan, from species in the Lutzomyia longipalpis complex. Insect Mol. Biol. 8:267-276; 1999.

Arrivillaga, J. C., Rangel, Y., Lanzaro, G. C., and Feliciangeli, M. D.. Morphogenetics studies of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Psychodidae: Phlebotominae). J. Am. Mosq. Control Assoc. 15: 410-411, 1999.

Mutebi, J-P, J. B. Alexander, I. Sherlock, J. Wellington, A. A. Souza, J. Shaw, E. F. Rangel, and Lanzaro, G. C. Breeding structure of the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz and Neiva) in Brazil. J. Amer. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. 61:149-157, 1999.

1998                    Back to Top

Lanzaro, G. C., Touré, Y. T., Carnahan, J., Zheng, L., Dolo, G., Traoré, S., Petrarca, V., Vernick, K.D., and Taylor, C. E.  Complexities in the genetic structure of Anopheles gambiae populations in West Africa as revealed by microsatellite DNA. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA. 95:14260-14265; 1998.

Yin, H., Mutebi, J. P., Marriott, S., and Lanzaro, G. C. Metaphase karyotypes and chromosome G-banding in members of the Lutzomyia longipalpis species complex. Med. Vet. Entomol. 13:72-77; 1998.

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