Aedes aegypti (UK pronunciation: /ˈiːdiːz/; US pronunciation: /ˈeɪdz/ or /ˈeɪdiːz/ from Greek αηδής: "hateful" and /eɪˈdʒɪpti/ from Latin, meaning "of Egypt"), the yellow fever mosquito, is a mosquito that can spread dengue fever, chikungunya, Zika fever, Mayaro and yellow fever viruses, and other disease agents. The mosquito can be recognized by black and white markings on its legs and a marking in the form of a lyre on the upper surface of its thorax. This mosquito originated in Africa, but is now found in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions throughout the world.
Sequence Statistics
| No Sequences | 16789 |
|---|---|
| No Amino Acids | 7666160 |
| Min Seq. Length | 30 |
| Avg. Seq. Length | 456.618 |
| Max Seq. Length | 11328 |
| Seq. Length 1σ | 430.584 |
Disorder Prediction Statistics
| Predictor | % Genome Disordered | % Genome Disordered in SCOP Domains | Avg. % of Seq. Disordered | Avg. % of Disordered Regions in SCOP Domains | Avg. % of Seq. Disordered and in SCOP Domains |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VLXT | 31.900 | 6.406 | 30.852 | 28.921 | 6.763 |
| VSL2b | 39.639 | 6.607 | 38.411 | 25.996 | 6.948 |
| PrDOS | 38.915 | 4.678 | 38.469 | 18.813 | 4.852 |
| PV2 | 44.271 | 8.258 | 44.659 | 26.174 | 8.592 |
| IUPred-S | 19.746 | 1.285 | 19.226 | 13.733 | 1.560 |
| IUPred-L | 22.947 | 1.653 | 24.611 | 20.646 | 2.163 |
| Espritz-N | 29.562 | 3.984 | 27.565 | 22.920 | 3.954 |
| Espritz-X | 19.363 | 1.011 | 19.602 | 10.243 | 1.365 |
| Espritz-D | 7.333 | 0.511 | 32.085 | 8.423 | 4.381 |
SUPERFAMILY Domains
| % Amino Acids with SCOP Assignment | % Sequences with SCOP Assignment | No of Domains | No of Superfamilies | No of Families | Avg. Family Size | Avg. Domain Length | Domain Pairs | Unique Domain Architectures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 64 | 18961 | 972 | 881 | 19.5 | 457 | 1022 | 3313 |