The queenslandensis and the type Form of the Dengue Fever Mosquito (Aedes aegypti L.) Are Genomically Indistinguishable.

• Main Authors: Gordana Rašić (Author), Igor Filipović (Author), Ashley G Callahan (Author), Darren Stanford (Author), Abigail Chan (Author), Sai Gek Lam-Phua (Author), Cheong Huat Tan (Author), Ary Anthony Hoffmann (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:The mosquito Aedes aegypti (L.) is a major vector of viral diseases like dengue fever, Zika and chikungunya. Aedes aegypti exhibits high morphological and behavioral variation, some of which is thought to be of epidemiological significance. Globally distributed domestic Ae. aegypti have o...