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Female Aedes aegypti taking a blood meal on the arm of Dr. Edwards. Eggs (5 days to 1 year). Larva (~10 days). Adult (1 week-2 months). Pupa (1-2 days). Vectors of human disease Infected blood meal Pathogens ingested Pathogens reproduce Next blood meal
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Female Aedes aegypti taking a blood meal on the arm of Dr. Edwards
Eggs (5 days to 1 year) Larva (~10 days) Adult (1 week-2 months) Pupa (1-2 days)
Vectors of human disease Infected blood meal Pathogens ingested Pathogens reproduce Next blood meal Pathogens transmitted through saliva Pathogens Ingested Pathogens Injected
Cow blood Parafilm membrane Feed mosquitoes
Esophagus : No carboxypeptidae gene expression Cow blood Carboxypeptidase gene expression in the midgut cells
Why did we think we had cloned a real; Carboxypeptidase A gene?
Control Whole-mount in situ hybridization
15a-1: Eggshell Gene Vitelline envelope Vitelline envelope Follicular Epithelium ~ 10hr PBM
Anti-LaCrosse Protein Human Anti-Viral Gene Induced by IFN-a/b Inhibits virus transcriptase Other antiviral activities? MxA
SYBR green stained gel of mosquito genes expressed after a blood meal. PCR by Priscilla Mc. Dowell ‘01