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wsp-based analysis of Wolbachia strains associated with Phlebotomus papatasi and P. sergenti (Diptera: Psychodidae) main cutaneous leishmaniasis vectors, introduction of a new subgroup wSerg.
Pathogens and global health - 1 May 2018
Karimian Fateh, Vatandoost Hassan, Rassi Yavar, Maleki-Ravasan Naseh, Choubdar Nayyereh, Koosha Mona, Arzamani Kourosh, Moradi-Asl Eslam, Veysi Arshad, Alipour Hamzeh, Shirani Manouchehr, Oshaghi Mohammad Ali
Abstract excerpt
Sand flies of Phlebotomus papatasi and P. sergenti are the main vectors of cutaneous leishmanisis (CL) in the old world. We aimed to screen Iranian P. papatasi and P. sergenti for their natural infections with Wolbachia and to determine their phylogenetic association with other species. Wolbachia surface protein (wsp) gene was PCR amplified from DNA extracted from Phlebotomus species, sequenced, and were analysed...
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