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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Culicoides sonorensis"”.
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Antibiotic resistant and xenobiotic degrading bacteria that shape the microbiota of the vectors Aedes aegypti & Culicoides sonorensis
… last two decades. The vectors, Aedes aegypti and Culicoides sonorensis, which transmit pathogens that affect humans and animals, are present in the United States, and their geographic distribution continues to grow. The viruses spread by these vectors, such as Dengue and Bluetongue virus, are the …
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The molecular epidemiology of bluetongue virus in northern Colorado
… that BTV overwinters in its arthropod vector, Culicoides sonorensis. The overwintering mechanism of BTV was investigated using a variety of traditional virologic methods as well as current molecular methods. In toto, the studies were designed to provide a clear picture of the epidemiology of …
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A study of biting midge populations and an assessment of Bluetongue virus presence in southern Ontario, with a visual dichotomous key to the North American genera of Ceratopogonidae
… presence of ceratopogonid vectors. Captured Culicoides specimens were subjected to RT-qPCR analysis to test for BTV. The North American vector for BTV (Culicoides sonorensis) was collected at multiple localities, constituting the first record of this species in Ontario. Identity of C. …