Improved reference genome of the arboviral vector Aedes albopictus

Abstract

The Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus is globally expanding and has become the main vector for human arboviruses in Europe. With limited antiviral drugs and vaccines available, vector control is the primary approach to prevent mosquito-borne diseases. A reliable and accurate DNA sequence of the Ae. albopictus genome is essential to develop new approaches that involve genetic manipulation of mosquitoes.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Aug 26, 2020
Source ID
10.1186/s13059-020-02141-w

Entities

People

  • Adalgisa Caccone
  • Adam M. Phillippy
  • Anna-bella Failloux
  • Arang Rhie
  • Atashi Sharma
  • Dmitry A. Karagodin
  • Elisa Pischedda
  • Flavia Krsticevic
  • Françoise Thibaud-nissen
  • Igor Antoshechkin
  • J. Spencer Johnston
  • Jacob E. Crawford
  • James K. Biedler
  • Jay Ghurye
  • Jeffrey Powell
  • Jeremy Jenrette
  • Luciano V. Cosme
  • Maria V. Sharakhova
  • Mariangela Bonnizoni
  • Michele Marconcini
  • Omar S. Akbari
  • Pascal Miesen
  • Patrick Masterson
  • Philippos A. Papathanos
  • Rebecca Halbach
  • Reem A. Masri
  • Ronald P. Van Rij
  • Sergey Koren
  • Stephanie Gamez
  • Umberto Palatini
  • Zhijian Tu

Organizations

  • Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
  • FP7 Ideas: European Research Council
  • Foundation for the National Institutes of Health
  • Human Frontier Science Program
  • Ministry of Education, Universities and Research
  • Ministry of Science and Technology, Israel
  • Nationaal Regieorgaan Praktijkgericht Onderzoek SIA

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • Molecular and genetic basis of cancer.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Vector-Borne Disease and Entomology

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology