About Culex quinquefasciatus

Culex quinquefasciatus, commonly known as the 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.

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Taxonomy ID 7176

Data source The Culex Quinquefasciatus Sequencing Consortium

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