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Phenotypic and genotypic variations among three allopatric populations of Lutzomyia umbratilis, main vector of Leishmania guyanensis.
Parasites & vectors - 4 Sept 2015
de Souza Freitas Moises Thiago, Ríos-Velasquez Claudia Maria, Costa César Raimundo Lima, Figueirêdo Carlos Alberto Santiago, Aragão Nádia Consuelo, da Silva Lidiane Gomes, de Aragão Batista Marcus Vinicius, Balbino Teresa Cristina Leal, Pessoa Felipe Arley Costa, de Queiroz Balbino Valdir
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In South America, Lutzomyia umbratilis is the main vector of Leishmania guyanensis, one of the species involved in the transmission of American tegumentary leishmaniasis. In Brazil, L. umbratilis has been recorded in the Amazon region, and in the state of Pernambuco, Northeastern region, where an isolated population has been identified. This study assessed the phylogeographic structure and size and...
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