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Phylogeography of the Lutzomyia gomezi (Diptera: Phlebotominae) on the Panama Isthmus.
Parasites & vectors - 8 Jan 2014
Valderrama Anayansi, Tavares Mara Garcia, Dilermando Andrade Filho Jose
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Lutzomyia gomezi (Nitzulescu, 1931) is one of the main Leishmania (Vianna) panamensis vectors in Panama, and despite its medical significance, there are no population genetic studies regarding this species. In this study, we used the sequences of the mitochondrial gene cytochrome b/start of NADH1 and the nuclear elongation gene α-1 in order to analyze genetic variation and phylogeographic structure of...
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