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Analysis of the genetic structure of allopatric populations of Lutzomyia umbratilis using the period clock gene.
Acta tropica - 1 Feb 2016
de Souza Freitas Moises Thiago, Ríos-Velasquez Claudia Maria, da Silva Lidiane Gomes, Costa César Raimundo Lima, Marcelino Abigail, Leal-Balbino Tereza Cristina, Balbino Valdir de Queiroz, Pessoa Felipe Arley Costa
Abstract excerpt
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 an isolated population has been identified in the state of Pernambuco, Northeastern region. This study assessed the phylogeographic structure of three allopatric Brazilian...
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