Characterization of triatomine bloodmeal sources using direct Sanger sequencing and amplicon deep sequencing methods

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Knowledge of host associations of blood-feeding vectors may afford insights into managing disease systems and protecting public health. However, the ability of methods to distinguish bloodmeal sources varies widely. We used two methods-Sanger sequencing and amplicon deep sequencing-to target a 228 bp region of the vertebrate Cytochrome b gene and determine hosts fed upon by triatomines (n = 115) collected...

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