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Biogeography of Brazilian populations of Panstrongylus megistus (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) based on molecular marker and paleo-vegetational data.
Acta tropica - 1 Oct 2006
Barbosa Silvia E, Belisário Carlota J, Souza Rita C M, Paula Alexandre S, Linardi Pedro M, Romanha Alvaro J, Diotaiuti Liléia
Abstract excerpt
In epidemiological terms, Panstrongylus megistus is one of the most important species of triatomine bug in Brazil. Samples from 11 localities were studied using the random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD) technique, which was able to differentiate the study populations clearly. Biogeographical data indicate that these populations could already have arisen 18,000 years ago (C(14)), it being possible to...
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