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Culex (Genus)

Known as: Culex, Culices 
A genus of mosquitoes (CULICIDAE) commonly found in tropical regions. Species of this genus are vectors for ST. LOUIS ENCEPHALITIS as well as many… 
National Institutes of Health

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Narrower (3)

Culex <subgenus>Culex quinquefasciatusCulex univittatus

Broader (1)

Culicidae
Microbiologicalaspects of radiation effectsphysiological aspects

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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Mosquito larvicidal properties of silver nanoparticles synthesized using Heliotropium indicum (Boraginaceae) against Aedes aegypti, Anopheles stephensi, and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae…
Mosquitoes transmit dreadful diseases to human beings wherein biological control of these vectors using plant-derived molecules… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
A sex‐linked Ace gene, not linked to insensitive acetylcholinesterase‐mediated insecticide resistance in Culex pipiens
An acetylcholinesterase (AChE) gene, Ace.x, showing 93% identity of deduced amino acid sequence to Anopheles stephensi Ace has… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Binding kinetics of Bacillus sphaericus binary toxin to midgut brush-border membranes of Anopheles and Culex sp. mosquito larvae.
Direct-binding assays and homologous-competition assays were used to identify specific binding between the radiolabelled toxin of… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Existence of Two Acetylcholinesterases in the Mosquito Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae)
Abstract: Two acetylcholinesterases (AChEs), AChE1 and AChE2, differing in substrate specificity and in some aspects of inhibitor… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
The same esterase B1 haplotype is amplified in insecticide-resistant mosquitoes of the Culex pipiens complex from the Americas and China
In Culex pipiens, overproduction of nonspecific esterases is a common mechanism of resistance to organophosphate insecticides… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
In vitro and in vivo proteolysis of the Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis CryIVD protein by Culex quinquefasciatus larval midgut proteases.
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Ultrastructural midgut events in Culicidae larvae fed with Bacillus sphaericus 2297 spore/crystal complex.
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Detoxification esterases new to California, USA, in organophosphate-resistant Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae).
Electrophoretic analysis of some Californian populations of Culex quinquefasciatus sampled in 1984 and 1985 revealed 2 highly… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Fate of Bacillus sphaericus 1593 and 2362 spores used as larvicides in the aquatic environment
Dry powders produced from insecticidal Bacillus sphaericus strains 1593 and 2362 were applied against Culex tarsalis and… 
Highly Cited
1959
Highly Cited
1959
Speciation by cytoplasmic isolation in the Culex pipiens-complex.
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