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V. Petrarca

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h-index: 38
Works: 102
Citations: 6,133

Most-cited papers

Chromosomal differentiation and adaptation to human environments in the Anopheles gambiae complex.
M. Coluzzi, A. Sabatini, V. Petrarca, M. D. di Deco
1979Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene768 citations
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A Polytene Chromosome Analysis of the Anopheles gambiae Species Complex
M. Coluzzi, A. Sabatini, A. della Torre, M. D. di Deco +1 more
2002Science471 citations
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Molecular evidence of incipient speciation within Anopheles gambiae s.s. in West Africa
A. della Torre, C. Fanello, M. Akogbeto, J. Dossou‐yovo +3 more
2001Insect molecular biology (Print)352 citations
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Chromosomal inversion intergradation and incipient speciation in Anopheles gambiae
M. Coluzzi, V. Petrarca, M. D. di Deco
1985349 citations
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The distribution and inversion polymorphism of chromosomally recognized taxa of the Anopheles gambiae complex in Mali, West Africa.
Y. Touré, V. Petrarca, S. Traore, A. Coulibaly +5 more
1998Parassitologia324 citations
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Distribution of knock-down resistance mutations in Anopheles gambiae molecular forms in west and west-central Africa
F. Santolamazza, M. Calzetta, J. Etang, E. Barrese +7 more
2008Malaria Journal253 citations Open access
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On the distribution and genetic differentiation of Anopheles gambiae s.s. molecular forms.
A. della Torre, Z. Tu, V. Petrarca
2005Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology240 citations
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Complexities in the genetic structure of Anopheles gambiae populations in west Africa as revealed by microsatellite DNA analysis.
G. Lanzaro, Y. Touré, J. Carnahan, Liangbiao Zheng +5 more
1998Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America173 citations Open access
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The “Auto-Dissemination” Approach: A Novel Concept to Fight Aedes albopictus in Urban Areas
B. Caputo, A. Ienco, D. Cianci, M. Pombi +4 more
2012PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases162 citations Open access
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The pyrethroid knock‐down resistance gene in the Anopheles gambiae complex in Mali and further indication of incipient speciation within An. gambiae s.s.
C. Fanello, V. Petrarca, A. della Torre, F. Santolamazza +6 more
2003Insect molecular biology (Print)154 citations
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Species and Populations of the Anopheles gambiae Complex in Cameroon with Special Emphasis on Chromosomal and Molecular Forms of Anopheles gambiae s.s.
C. Wondji, F. Simard, V. Petrarca, J. Etang +3 more
2005Journal of medical entomology141 citations
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Ability of Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes to transmit malaria during the dry and wet seasons in an area of irrigated rice cultivation in The Gambia.
S. Lindsay, H. A. Wilkins, H. Zieler, R. Daly +2 more
1991The Journal of tropical medicine and hygiene127 citations
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Intraspecific chromosomal polymorphism in the Anopheles gambiae complex as a factor affecting malaria transmission in the Kisumu area of Kenya.
V. Petrarca, J. Beier
1992American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene122 citations
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Anopheles gambiae complex along The Gambia river, with particular reference to the molecular forms of An. gambiae s.s
B. Caputo, D. Nwakanma, M. Jawara, Majidah Adiamoh +5 more
2008Malaria Journal118 citations Open access
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Behavioural divergences between mosquitoes with different inversion karyotypes in polymorphic populations of the Anopheles gambiae complex
M. Coluzzi, A. Sabatini, V. Petrarca, M. D. di Deco
1977Nature112 citations
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Cytogenetics of the Anopheles gambiae complex in Sudan, with special reference to An. arabiensis: relationships with East and West African populations
V. Petrarca, A. D. Nugud, M. A. Elkarim Ahmed, A. Haridi +2 more
2000Medical and Veterinary Entomology104 citations
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Population structure, speciation, and introgression in the Anopheles gambiae complex.
J. Powell, V. Petrarca, A. della Torre, A. Caccone +1 more
1999Parassitologia102 citations
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Effective population size and persistence of Anopheles arabiensis during the dry season in West Africa
C. E. Taylor, Y. Touré, M. Coluzzi, V. Petrarca
1993Medical and Veterinary Entomology102 citations
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Mark–release–recapture experiments with Anopheles gambiae s.l. in Banambani Village, Mali, to determine population size and structure
Y. Touré, G. Dolo, V. Petrarca, Traoré +4 more
1998Medical and Veterinary Entomology99 citations
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Humoral Response to the Anopheles gambiae Salivary Protein gSG6: A Serological Indicator of Exposure to Afrotropical Malaria Vectors
Cinzia Rizzo, R. Ronca, Gabriella Fiorentino, F. Verra +10 more
2011PLoS ONE98 citations Open access
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Molecular karyotyping of the 2La inversion in Anopheles gambiae.
B. White, F. Santolamazza, L. Kamau, M. Pombi +11 more
2007American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene82 citations Open access
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The “Far-West” of Anopheles gambiae Molecular Forms
B. Caputo, F. Santolamazza, J. Vicente, D. Nwakanma +10 more
2011PLoS ONE77 citations Open access
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Identification and composition of cuticular hydrocarbons of the major Afrotropical malaria vector Anopheles gambiae s.s. (Diptera: Culicidae): analysis of sexual dimorphism and age-related changes.
B. Caputo, F. Dani, G. L. Horne, V. Petrarca +4 more
2005Journal of Mass Spectrometry74 citations
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Chromosomal plasticity and evolutionary potential in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto: insights from three decades of rare paracentric inversions
M. Pombi, B. Caputo, F. Simard, M. D. di Deco +5 more
2008BMC Evolutionary Biology73 citations Open access
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Species composition of the Anopheles gambiae complex (diptera: Culicidae) at two sites in western Kenya.
V. Petrarca, J. Beier, F. Onyango, J. Koros +3 more
1991Journal of medical entomology73 citations
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Mosquitoes and malaria transmission in irrigated rice-fields in the Benoue valley of northern Cameroon.
V. Robert, A. van den Broek, P. Stevens, R. Slootweg +5 more
1992Acta Tropica70 citations
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Interethnic differences in the humoral response to non-repetitive regions of the Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein.
D. Modiano, A. Chiucchiuini, V. Petrarca, B. S. Sirima +5 more
1999American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene67 citations
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Control of endophagic Anopheles mosquitoes and human malaria in Guinea Bissau, West Africa by permethrin-treated bed nets.
T. Jaenson, M. Gomes, R. C. Barreto dos Santos, V. Petrarca +3 more
1994Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene60 citations
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The Anopheles gambiae salivary protein gSG6: an anopheline-specific protein with a blood-feeding role
F. Lombardo, R. Ronca, Cinzia Rizzo, M. Mestres-Simòn +9 more
2009Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology58 citations Open access
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Plasmodium falciparum malaria in sympatric ethnic groups of Burkina Faso, west Africa.
D. Modiano, V. Petrarca, B. Sirima, A. Bosman +5 more
1995Parassitologia57 citations
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Wide cross-reactivity between Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles funestus SG6 salivary proteins supports exploitation of gSG6 as a marker of human exposure to major malaria vectors in tropical Africa
Cinzia Rizzo, R. Ronca, Gabriella Fiorentino, V. Mangano +5 more
2011Malaria Journal51 citations Open access
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The impact of indoor residual spraying with malathion on malaria in refugee camps in eastern Sudan.
J. Charlwood, M. Qassim, E. I. Elnsur, M. Donnelly +4 more
2001Acta Tropica50 citations
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Dissecting functional components of reproductive isolation among closely related sympatric species of the Anopheles gambiae complex
M. Pombi, P. Kengne, G. Gimonneau, Billy Tene-Fossog +13 more
2017Evolutionary Applications49 citations Open access
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Massive introgression drives species radiation at the range limit of Anopheles gambiae
J. Vicente, C. Clarkson, B. Caputo, B. Gomes +17 more
2017Scientific Reports45 citations Open access
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Entomological Characteristics of Malaria Transmission in Manhiça, a Rural Area in Southern Mozambique
C. Aranda, J. Aponte, F. Saúte, S. Casimiro +6 more
2005Journal of medical entomology45 citations
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Ecological studies on Anopheles gambiae complex sibling species on the Kenya coast.
F. Mosha, V. Petrarca
1983Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene41 citations
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Morphometric variability between and within species of Ligophorus Euzet & Suriano, 1977 (Monogenea: Ancyrocephalidae) in the Mediterranean Sea
L. Mariniello, M. Ortis, S. D'Amelio, V. Petrarca
2004Systematic Parasitology40 citations
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Seasonal variations in indoor resting Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles arabiensis in Kaduna, Nigeria.
N. Rishikesh, M. D. di Deco, V. Petrarca, M. Coluzzi
1985Acta Tropica40 citations
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Fine-Mapping Complex Inversion Breakpoints and Investigating Somatic Pairing in the Anopheles gambiae Species Complex Using Proximity-Ligation Sequencing
Russell B. Corbett-Detig, Iskander Said, M. Calzetta, Max Genetti +5 more
2019Genetics38 citations Open access
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Variation in an intron sequence of the voltage‐gated sodium channel gene correlates with genetic differentiation between Anopheles gambiae s.s. molecular forms
G. Gentile, F. Santolamazza, C. Fanello, V. Petrarca +2 more
2004Insect molecular biology (Print)38 citations
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Ribosomal DNA-probes differentiate five cryptic species in the Anopheles gambiae complex.
F. Collins, V. Finnerty, V. Petrarca
1988Parassitologia38 citations
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Comparative analysis of epicuticular lipid profiles of sympatric and allopatric field populations of Anopheles gambiae s.s. molecular forms and An. arabiensis from Burkina Faso (West Africa).
B. Caputo, F. Dani, G. L. Horne, S. N'falé +7 more
2007Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology37 citations
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[Chromosomal study of Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles arabiensis in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) and various neighboring villages].
V. Petrarca, G. Petrangeli, P. Rossi, G. Sabatinelli
1986Parassitologia37 citations
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New adhesive traps to monitor urban mosquitoes with a case study to assess the efficacy of insecticide control strategies in temperate areas
B. Caputo, A. Ienco, M. Manica, V. Petrarca +2 more
2015Parasites & Vectors36 citations Open access
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Phenotypic and genotypic pyrethroid resistance of Aedes albopictus, with focus on the 2017 chikungunya outbreak in Italy.
V. Pichler, Chiara Malandruccolo, P. Serini, R. Bellini +11 more
2019Pest Management Science33 citations
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Anopheles arabiensis in the Cape Verde archipelago.
F. Cambournac, V. Petrarca, M. Coluzzi
1982Parassitologia32 citations
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Distribution and chromosomal characterization of the Anopheles gambiae complex in Angola.
M. Calzetta, F. Santolamazza, G. Carrara, P. Cani +4 more
2008American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene30 citations Open access
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Comparative analyses reveal discrepancies among results of commonly used methods for Anopheles gambiaemolecular form identification
F. Santolamazza, B. Caputo, M. Calzetta, J. Vicente +4 more
2011Malaria Journal28 citations Open access
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Evaluation of a protocol for remote identification of mosquito vector species reveals BG-Sentinel trap as an efficient tool for Anopheles gambiae outdoor collection in Burkina Faso
M. Pombi, W. Guelbéogo, M. Calzetta, N. Sagnon +3 more
2015Malaria Journal25 citations Open access
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[The Anopheles gambiae complex in Guinea Bissau].
V. Petrarca, G. Carrara, M. D. di Deco, G. Petrangeli
1983Parassitologia25 citations
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