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In this study, we efficiently expressed the active antimicrobial peptide (CAD), which fused with the site-mutated coat protein (EDDIE) of the classical swine fever virus, in Escherichia coli. First, we obtained the e-cad fusion gene from the CAD gene and the EDDIE gene using overlapping PCR. Then to
Microbial infections in insects activate a series of immune responses that culminate in the production of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). In Drosophila, two signaling pathways, govern the challenge-dependent expression of AMPs; the Toll and IMD pathways. While AMPs have been the subject of much
Metarhizium anisopliae, a fungal pathogen of terrestrial arthropods, kills the aquatic larvae of Aedes aegypti, the vector of dengue and yellow fever. The fungus kills without adhering to the host cuticle. Ingested conidia also fail to germinate and are expelled in fecal pellets. This study
The effects of anthropogenic chemical contaminants on aquatic organisms are largely influenced by underlying environmental conditions. This study evaluated how larval rearing temperature influences the impact of malathion on the fitness of the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti. Larvae were exposed
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate how stress at the larval stage alters adult mosquito performance and susceptibility to viral infection.
METHODS
We used a model system consisting of Sindbis virus (SINV) and the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti. Larvae were either reared under optimal conditions (control) or