"Culex" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A genus of mosquitoes (CULICIDAE) commonly found in tropical regions. Species of this genus are vectors for ST. LOUIS ENCEPHALITIS as well as many other diseases of man and domestic and wild animals.
MeSH Number(s)
B01.050.500.131.617.289.275.225
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Culex" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Culex" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Culex" by people in Profiles.
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Optimized CRISPR tools and site-directed transgenesis towards gene drive development in Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes. Nat Commun. 2021 05 20; 12(1):2960.
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Fine-scale spatial and temporal variations in insecticide resistance in Culex pipiens complex mosquitoes in rural south-eastern Tanzania. Parasit Vectors. 2019 Aug 23; 12(1):413.
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Vector biology meets disease control: using basic research to fight vector-borne diseases. Nat Microbiol. 2019 01; 4(1):20-34.
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De novo assembly of the Aedes aegypti genome using Hi-C yields chromosome-length scaffolds. Science. 2017 04 07; 356(6333):92-95.
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European Aedes albopictus and Culex pipiens Are Competent Vectors for Japanese Encephalitis Virus. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017 01; 11(1):e0005294.
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Paratrypanosoma is a novel early-branching trypanosomatid. Curr Biol. 2013 Sep 23; 23(18):1787-93.
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Dissecting the mechanisms responsible for the multiple insecticide resistance phenotype in Anopheles gambiae s.s., M form, from Vallée du Kou, Burkina Faso. Gene. 2013 Apr 25; 519(1):98-106.
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Negevirus: a proposed new taxon of insect-specific viruses with wide geographic distribution. J Virol. 2013 Mar; 87(5):2475-88.
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First identification of Culex flavivirus (Flaviviridae) in Brazil. Intervirology. 2012; 55(6):475-83.
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Insecticide resistance in Culex quinquefasciatus from Zanzibar: implications for vector control programmes. Parasit Vectors. 2012 Apr 21; 5:78.