Article
Genetic variability in biochemical characters of Brazilian field populations of the Leishmania vector, Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae).
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Dec 1998
Mukhopadhyay J, Ghosh K, Rangel E F, Munstermann L E
Abstract excerpt
The phlebotomine sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis is the insect vector of visceral leishmaniasis, a protozoan disease of increasing incidence and distribution in Central and South America. Electrophoretic allele frequencies of 15 enzyme loci were compared among the L. longipalpis populations select...
Topics
- Animals
- Brazil
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Insect Vectors
- Leishmaniasis
- Male
- Psychodidae