Species

Anopheles gambiae str. M

[ Opisthokonta | Metazoa | Eumetazoa | . . .
. . . | Cellia | Pyretophorus | gambiae species complex ]

Courtesy of Jim Gathany

Taxonomy: Eukaryota | Opisthokonta | Metazoa | Eumetazoa | Bilateria | Protostomia | Ecdysozoa | Panarthropoda | Arthropoda | Mandibulata | Pancrustacea | Hexapoda | Insecta | Dicondylia | Pterygota | Neoptera | Holometabola | Diptera | Nematocera | Culicomorpha | Culicoidea | Culicidae | Anophelinae | Anopheles | Cellia | Pyretophorus | gambiae species complex Common: African malaria mosquito (German: afrikanische Malariamücke) Comment: Anopheles gambiae is the primary vector that transmits human malaria, a disease that causes an estimated 200 million clinical cases and more than one million deaths annually. In order to eradicate malaria, the mosquito vector has become a target for study, since vector control has been a more attainable goal than anti-malarial drug treatments. Go to NCBI Taxonomy (377271) Encyclopedia of life Wikipedia Projects: National Center for Biotechnology Information: NCBI Insect Genomes Project The Genome Sequencing Center at Washington University: Anopheles gambiae M Publication: Lawniczak MK, Emrich SJ, Holloway AK et. al. (2010) Widespread divergence between incipient Anopheles gambiae species revealed by whole genome sequences. Science 330, 512-514. 10.1126/science.1195755 Genome files National Center for Biotechnology Information Type Version Date Compl Cov GC % Size (Mbp) Contigs CGR Illegal Chars N50 (kbp) Acc File Seq info Contigs v 2.0.0 2008-03-17 8 44.4 209.5 27063 - 24 Contigs v 1.0.0 2008-02-22 8 44.0 241.0 62609 - 19 Supercontigs v 2.0.0 2008-03-17 8 44.4 209.5 10521 - 4437 The Genome Sequencing Center at Washington University Type Version Date Compl Cov GC % Size (Mbp) Contigs CGR Illegal Chars N50 (kbp) Acc File Seq info Contigs v 3.0.0 2007-10-09 5.6 43.9 317.5 77312 - 11 - Supercontigs v 3.0.0 2007-10-09 5.6 43.9 317.5 44775 - 459 -