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. 2007 Jan;35(Database issue):D503-5.
doi: 10.1093/nar/gkl960. Epub 2006 Dec 1.

VectorBase: a home for invertebrate vectors of human pathogens

Daniel Lawson  1 , Peter Arensburger, Peter Atkinson, Nora J Besansky, Robert V Bruggner, Ryan Butler, Kathryn S Campbell, George K Christophides, Scott Christley, Emmanuel Dialynas, David Emmert, Martin Hammond, Catherine A Hill, Ryan C Kennedy, Neil F Lobo, M Robert MacCallum, Greg Madey, Karine Megy, Seth Redmond, Susan Russo, David W Severson, Eric O Stinson, Pantelis Topalis, Evgeny M Zdobnov, Ewan Birney, William M Gelbart, Fotis C Kafatos, Christos Louis, Frank H Collins
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VectorBase: a home for invertebrate vectors of human pathogens

Daniel Lawson et al. Nucleic Acids Res. 2007 Jan.

Abstract

VectorBase (http://www.vectorbase.org/) is a web-accessible data repository for information about invertebrate vectors of human pathogens. VectorBase annotates and maintains vector genomes providing an integrated resource for the research community. Currently, VectorBase contains genome information for two organisms: Anopheles gambiae, a vector for the Plasmodium protozoan agent causing malaria, and Aedes aegypti, a vector for the flaviviral agents causing Yellow fever and Dengue fever.

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Figure 1
Comparative display of Aedes aegypti gene AAEL003853 (upper panel) with the Anopheles gambiae orthologue (lower panel). Green lines join blocks of similarity between the two genomes and highlights the expansion of intron size due to an increased frequency of repeat sequences.
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