[HTML][HTML] The Genetic Basis of Host Preference and Resting Behavior in the Major African Malaria Vector, Anopheles arabiensis

…, AJ Cornel, E Eskin, EY Kang, CC Nieman… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Malaria transmission is dependent on the propensity of Anopheles mosquitoes to bite humans
(anthropophily) instead of other dead end hosts. Recent increases in the usage of Long …

Asymmetric introgression between the M and S forms of the malaria vector, Anopheles gambiae, maintains divergence despite extensive hybridization

…, CC Nieman, MR Sanford, J Dinis, C Martins… - Molecular …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The suggestion that genetic divergence can arise and/or be maintained in the face of gene
flow has been contentious since first proposed. This controversy and a rarity of good …

[HTML][HTML] Surveillance, insecticide resistance and control of an invasive Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) population in California

…, J Holeman, CC Nieman, Y Lee, C Smith… - …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The invasion and subsequent establishment in California of Aedes aegypti in 2013 has
created new challenges for local mosquito abatement and vector control districts. Studies were …

An analysis of two island groups as potential sites for trials of transgenic mosquitoes for malaria control

…, LC Norris, PB Goodell, CC Nieman… - Evolutionary …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Considerable technological advances have been made towards the generation of genetically
modified mosquitoes for vector control. In contrast, less progress has been made towards …

[HTML][HTML] A DNA extraction protocol for improved DNA yield from individual mosquitoes

CC Nieman, Y Yamasaki, TC Collier, Y Lee - F1000Research, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Typical DNA extraction protocols from commercially available kits provide an adequate amount
of DNA from a single individual mosquito sufficient for PCR-based assays. However, next…

[HTML][HTML] Differential Plasmodium falciparum infection of Anopheles gambiae ss. molecular and chromosomal forms in Mali

RTT Fryxell, CC Nieman, A Fofana, Y Lee, SF Traoré… - Malaria journal, 2012 - Springer
Background Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto (ss) is a primary vector of Plasmodium falciparum
in sub-Saharan Africa. Although some physiological differences among molecular and …

A multi-detection assay for malaria transmitting mosquitoes

Y Lee, AM Weakley, CC Nieman, J Malvick… - JoVE (Journal of …, 2015 - jove.com
The Anopheles gambiae species complex includes the major malaria transmitting mosquitoes
in Africa. Because these species are of such medical importance, several traits are …

[HTML][HTML] Plasmodium falciparum infection rates for some Anopheles spp. from Guinea-Bissau, West Africa

MR Sanford, AJ Cornel, CC Nieman, J Dinis… - …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Presence of Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein (CSP) was detected by enzyme
linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in a sample of Anopheles gambiae ss, A. melas and …

High Degree of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in California Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) sensu lato

Y Lee, SN Seifert, CC Nieman… - Journal of medical …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Resolution of systematic relationships among members of the Culex pipiens (L.) complex
has important implications for public health as well as for studies on the evolution of sibling …

The genetic basis of host preference and indoor resting behavior in the major African malaria vector, Anopheles arabiensis

…, TC Collier, AJ Cornel, E Eskin, EY Kang, CC Nieman… - bioRxiv, 2016 - biorxiv.org
Malaria transmission is dependent on the propensity of Anopheles mosquitoes to bite humans
(anthropophily) instead of other dead end hosts. Recent increases in the usage of Long …