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Molecular homogeneity in diverse geographical populations of Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera, Psychodidae) inferred from ND4 mtDNA and ITS2 rDNA Epidemiological consequences.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Mar 2008
Depaquit Jérôme, Lienard Emmanuel, Verzeaux-Griffon Astrid, Ferté Hubert, Bounamous Azzedine, Gantier Jean-Charles, Hanafi Hanafi A, Jacobson Raymond L, Maroli Michele, Moin-Vaziri Vahideh, Müller Frédérique, Ozbel Yusuf, Svobodova Milena, Volf Petr, Léger Nicole
Abstract excerpt
An intraspecific study on Phlebotomus papatasi, the main proven vector of Leishmania major among the members of the subgenus Phlebotomus, was performed. The internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS 2) of rDNA and the ND4 gene of mt DNA were sequenced from 26 populations from 18 countries (Albania, Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey,...
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