Culex quinquefasciatus
southern house mosquito
Culex quinquefasciatus is a medium-sized mosquito found in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. It is a vector of Wuchereria bancrofti, avian malaria, and arboviruses including St. Louis encephalitis virus, Western equine encephalitis virus, Zika virus and West Nile virus. It is taxonomically regarded as a member of the Culex pipiens species complex. Its genome was sequenced in 2010, and was shown to have 18,883 protein-coding genes.
Host Genome
Chromosome| Genome ID | Level | BUSCO Assessment |
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| GCA_015732765.1 | Chromosome |
C:96.3%[S:95.7%,D:0.6%],F:0.5%,M:3.2%,n:1367
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Related Symbionts
4 recordsSymbiont records associated with Culex quinquefasciatus
| Classification | Function | Function Tags | Reference | |
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Penicillium
Ascomycota |
Fungi
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mycobiota abundance and composition change in the midgut as a response to blood intake |
Natural enemy resistance
Fertility
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Wolbachia can inhibit the presence of Thorsellia and Serratia |
Pesticide metabolization
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Serratia
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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- |
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Thorsellia
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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- |
Metagenome Information
0 recordsMetagenome sequencing data associated with Culex quinquefasciatus
| Run | Platform | Location | Date | BioProject |
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No metagenomes foundNo metagenome records associated with this host species. |
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Amplicon Information
6 recordsAmplicon sequencing data associated with Culex quinquefasciatus
| Run | Classification | Platform | Location | Environment |
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SRR18090723
AMPLICON |
16S
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-
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USA
not applicable |
insect microbiome
temperature |
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SRR7890284
AMPLICON |
16S
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-
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USA
missing |
-
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SRR7890286
AMPLICON |
16S
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-
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USA
missing |
-
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SRR7890287
AMPLICON |
16S
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-
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USA
missing |
-
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SRR7890288
AMPLICON |
16S
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-
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USA
missing |
-
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SRR7890289
AMPLICON |
16S
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-
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USA
missing |
-
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Related Articles
1 recordsResearch articles related to Culex quinquefasciatus
| Title | Authors | Journal | Year | DOI |
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Flores, GAM; Lopez, RP; Cerrudo, CS ... Consolo, VF; Berón, CM
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SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
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2023
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10.1038/s41598-023-46067-2 |