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Genetic variability of Aedes aegypti in the Americas using a mitochondrial gene: evidence of multiple introductions.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Aug 2007
Bracco José Eduardo, Capurro Margareth Lara, Lourenço-de-Oliveira Ricardo, Sallum Maria Anice Mureb
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To analyze the genetic relatedness and phylogeographic structure of Aedes aegypti, we collected samples from 36 localities throughout the Americas (Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Guatemala, US), three from Africa (Guinea, Senegal, Uganda), and three from Asia (Singapore, Cambodia, Tahiti). Amplification and sequencing of a fragment of the mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 gene identified 20 distinct...
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