The worldwide spread of the tiger mosquito as revealed by mitogenome haplogroup diversity

In the last 40 years, the Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus, indigenous to East Asia, has colonized every continent except Antarctica. Its spread is a major public health concern, given that this species is a competent vector for numerous arboviruses, including those causing dengue, chikungunya,...

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Main Authors: Vincenza Battaglia, Paolo Gabrieli, Stefania Brandini, Marco Rosario Capodiferro, Pio J Javier, Xiao-Guang Chen, Alessandro Achilli, Ornella Semino, Ludvik M Gomulsky, Anna R Malacrida, Giuliano Gasperi, Antonio Torroni, Anna Olivieri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fgene.2016.00208/full