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The ITS-2 of the nuclear rDNA as a molecular marker for populations, species, and phylogenetic relationships in Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), vectors of Chagas disease.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Jan 2001
Marcilla A, Bargues M D, Ramsey J M, Magallon-Gastelum E, Salazar-Schettino P M, Abad-Franch F, Dujardin J P, Schofield C J, Mas-Coma S
Abstract excerpt
The nucleotide sequences of the rDNA second internal transcribed spacer (ITS-2) of 31 populations of 12 and 3 species of the two main Triatominae tribes Triatomini and Rhodniini, including the most important Chagas disease vectors, were obtained. Sequence comparisons and parsimony, distance, and maximum-likelihood analyses indicate that ITS-2 is a useful marker for resolving supraspecific, specific, subspecific,...
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