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Molecular evidence for a single taxon, Anopheles nuneztovari s.l., from two endemic malaria regions in Colombia.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Dec 2011
Jaramillo Luz Marina, Gutiérrez Lina A, Luckhart Shirley, Conn Jan E, Correa Margarita M
Abstract excerpt
To elucidate the Anopheles nuneztovari s.l. taxonomic status at a microgeographic level in four malaria endemic localities from Antioquia and Córdoba, Colombia, fragments of the cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) and the white gene were used. The COI analysis showed low genetic differentiation with fixation index (F(ST)) levels between -0.02-0.137 and Nm values between 3-∞, indicating the presence of high gene...
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