Article
Microsatellite analysis of genetic structure in natural Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) populations from Argentina: its implication in assessing the effectiveness of Chagas' disease vector control programmes.
Molecular ecology - 1 Apr 2007
Pérez de Rosas Alicia R, Segura Elsa L, García Beatriz A
Abstract excerpt
The genetic structure in populations of the Chagas' disease vector Triatoma infestans was examined. Comparisons of the levels of genetic variability in populations of this species from areas with different periods since last insecticide treatment and from areas that never received treatment were also carried out. A total of 598 insects from 19 populations were typed for 10 polymorphic microsatellite loci. The...
Topics
- Animals
- Argentina
- Chagas Disease
- Evaluation Studies as Topic
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
- Geography
- Insect Control
- Insect Vectors
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Population Dynamics
- Triatoma