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Population structure and geographical subdivision of the Leishmania major vector Phlebotomus papatasi as revealed by microsatellite variation.
Medical and veterinary entomology - 1 Mar 2009
Hamarsheh O, Presber W, Yaghoobi-Ershadi M-R, Amro A, Al-Jawabreh A, Sawalha S, Al-Lahem A, Das M L, Guernaoui S, Seridi N, Dhiman R C, Hashiguchi Y, Ghrab J, Hassan M, Schönian G
Abstract excerpt
Multi-locus microsatellite typing (MLMT) has been employed to infer the population structure of Phlebotomus papatasi (Scopoli) (Diptera: Psychodidae) sandflies and assign individuals to populations. Phlebotomus papatasi sandflies were collected from 35 sites in 15 countries. A total of 188 P. papatasi individuals were typed using five microsatellite loci, resulting in 113 different genotypes. Unique...
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