The expanding Anopheles gambiae species complex

Mosaic Genome Architecture of the Anopheles gambiae Species Complex

BACKGROUND Attempts over the last three decades to reconstruct the phylogenetic history of the Anopheles gambiae species complex have been important for developing better strategies to control malaria transmission. METHODOLOGY We used fingerprint genotyping data from 414 field-collected female mosquitoes at 42 microsatellite loci to infer the evolutionary relationships of four species in the ...

Species Shifts in the Anopheles gambiae Complex: Do LLINs Successfully Control Anopheles arabiensis?

INTRODUCTION High coverage of conventional and long-lasting insecticide treated nets (ITNs and LLINs) in parts of E Africa are associated with reductions in local malaria burdens. Shifts in malaria vector species ratio have coincided with the scale-up suggesting that some species are being controlled by ITNs/LLINs better than others. METHODS Between 2005-2006 six experimental hut trials of IT...

Morphological Divergences in the Anopheles Gambiae Complex.

Cross-Species Y Chromosome Function Between Malaria Vectors of the Anopheles gambiae Species Complex

Y chromosome function, structure and evolution is poorly understood in many species, including the Anopheles genus of mosquitoes-an emerging model system for studying speciation that also represents the major vectors of malaria. While the Anopheline Y had previously been implicated in male mating behavior, recent data from the Anopheles gambiae complex suggests that, apart from the putative pri...

Anopheles coluzzii and Anopheles amharicus, new members of the Anopheles gambiae complex.

Two new species within the Anopheles gambiae complex are here described and named. Based on molecular and bionomical evidence, the An. gambiae molecular "M form" is named Anopheles coluzzii Coetzee & Wilkerson sp. n., while the "S form" retains the nominotypical name Anopheles gambiae Giles. Anopheles quadriannulatus is retained for the southern African populations of this species, while the Et...