Evolutionary Adaptations and Mosquito-Borne Viruses

Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-0-443-47034-9
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Technology

Buch, Englisch, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 1000 g

Evolutionary Adaptations and Mosquito-Borne Viruses comprises comprehensive reviews of various topics in mosquito adaptations and mosquito-virus interactions, with insights into future research prospects. The topics covered in this volume include mechanisms of insecticide resistance, thermal and desiccation tolerance, insect-specific viruses and their interactions with pathogenic viruses, mosquito viral immunity, factors affecting vector competence, host preference, saliva and viral pathogenesis, microbiota and symbionts, gene drives and genetic modification of mosquitoes, and microRNA roles in mosquito-virus interactions.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Jurenka, Russell

Asgari, Sassan

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Vorklinische Medizin: Grundlagenfächer Anatomie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Vorklinische Medizin: Grundlagenfächer Physiologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbellose (Invertebrata)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Insecticide resistance in mosquitoes: molecular mechanisms and evolutionary dynamics
Nannan Liu
2. Thermal and desiccation tolerance in mosquitoes: evolutionary perspectives
Joshua B. Benoit and Chloé Lahondère
3. Tracing the evolutionary history of insect-specific Orthoflavivirus through phylogenomics
Nikos Vasilakis, Cecilia Artico Banho, Victoria Bernardi, Igor da Silva Teixeira, Beatriz de Carvalho Marques de Carvalho Marques and Mauricio Lacerda Nogueira
4. Molecular arms race: viral adaptations to mosquito immune defenses
George Dimopolous
5. Vector competence: evolutionary drivers and constraints
Greg Ebel
6. Evolution of host preference in mosquitoes and its impact on virus transmission
Matthew DeGennaro
7. Mosquito saliva and its co-evolution with viral pathogenesis
Joel Vega-Rodriguez
8. Microbiota and symbionts: evolutionary role in mosquito-virus interactions
Grant Hughes
9. CRISPR and gene drives: evolutionary implications for mosquito populations
Omar S. Akbari
10. MicroRNAs at the vector–virus interface: molecular mediators in mosquito-pathogen dynamics
Sassan Asgari

Über Autor(innen)

Jurenka, Russell
Dr. Russell Jurenka is a professor in the Department of Entomology at Iowa State University.

Asgari, Sassan
Dr Sassan Asgari is a Professor at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. He specialises in molecular entomology, focusing on host-pathogen interactions, insect virology, and RNA-mediated regulatory mechanisms. His research aims to understand how insects interact with viruses at the molecular level, especially through small RNA pathways such as microRNAs and RNA interference, and the roles of these pathways in antiviral responses. He also studies the influence of symbiotic microorganisms such as Wolbachia on viral replication and mosquito physiology. His expertise has earned him recognition through conference invitations and editorial roles, including serving as Editor-in-Chief of Insect Molecular Biology, Associate Editor (Insect Viruses) of Virus Genes, and a member of the editorial board of Virus Research and Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. He is a fellow of the Royal Entomological Society and has authored or co-authored over 160 peer-reviewed journal articles and 14 book chapters.