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PhD student at Doñana Biologica Station (Seville). Working on Culex spp. population genomics on southwest Spain. (she/her)

2️⃣ These species are of great public-health importance because they are vectors of different pathogens, such as West Nile virus and Usutu virus 🦠🦟 Despite their epidemiological relevance, these species were previously underrepresented in genomic databases 🔎

Happy our latest work is out! 🧬🦟 1️⃣ We present chromosome-level reference genomes for four Culex species present in the Mediterranean Basin 🦟Cx. laticinctus 🦟Cx. modestus 🦟Cx. perexiguus 🦟Cx. theileri They were generated as part of @ergabiodiv.bsky.social initiative's @biogeneurope.bsky.social

Ruiz-López et al. assemble reference sequences for four Culex species, offering crucial resources for exploring the genetic basis of vector competence for different pathogens, and help implement mosquito control efforts and disease prevention. 🔗 academic.oup.com/gbe/article/... #genome #evolution