Molecular Evidence of < em > Wolbachia < /em > Species in Wild-Caught < em > Aedes albopictus < /em > and < em > Aedes aegypti < /em > Mosquitoes in Four States of Northeast India
J Trop Med. 2023 Sep 5;2023:6678627. doi: 10.1155/2023/6678627. eCollection 2023.ABSTRACTWolbachia, a Gram-negative intracellular bacterium, naturally infects many arthropods, including mosquito vectors responsible for the spread of arboviral diseases such as Zika, chikungunya, and dengue fever. Certain Wolbachia strains are involved in inhibiting arbovirus replication in mosquitoes, and this phenomenon is currently being studied to combat disease vectors. A study was conducted in four states in north-eastern India to investigate the presence of natural Wolbachia infection in wild-caught Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti ...
Source: Journal of Tropical Medicine - September 14, 2023 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Sathishkumar Vinayagam Tulika Nirmolia Sumi Chetry Narendran Pradeep Kumar Prasanta Saini Dibya Ranjan Bhattacharyya Ipsita Pal Bhowmick Kamaraj Sattu Saurav Jyoti Patgiri Source Type: research
Distinct Allelic Diversity of < em > Plasmodium vivax < /em > Merozoite Surface Protein 3-Alpha ( < em > PvMSP-3 α < /em > ) Gene in Thailand Using PCR-RFLP
J Trop Med. 2023 Aug 11;2023:8855171. doi: 10.1155/2023/8855171. eCollection 2023.ABSTRACTConsidering the importance of merozoite surface proteins (MSPs) as vaccine candidates, this study was conducted to investigate the polymorphism and genetic diversity of Plasmodium vivax merozoite surface protein 3-alpha (PvMSP-3α) in Thailand. To analyze genetic diversity, 118 blood samples containing P. vivax were collected from four malaria-endemic areas in western and southern Thailand. The DNA was extracted and amplified for the PvMSP-3α gene using nested PCR. The PCR products were genotyped by PCR-RFLP with Hha I and Alu I rest...
Source: Journal of Tropical Medicine - August 21, 2023 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Kanyanan Kritsiriwuthinan Warunee Ngrenngarmlert Rapatbhorn Patrapuvich Supaksajee Phuagthong Kantima Choosang Source Type: research
