Karyotype Evolution of Chagas Disease Vectors (Hemiptera, Triatominae)

Author(s)

Chaboli Alevi, Kaio Cesar ^{[1, 2]} ; de Oliveira, Jader ^{[3, 4]} ; da Rosa, Joao Aristeu ^{[3, 4]} ; Vilela de Azeredo-Oliveira, Maria Tercilia ^{[1, 2]}

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Estadual Paulista, IBILCE UNESP, Inst Biociencias Letras & Ciencias Exatas, Lab Biol Celular, Dept Biol, Rua Cristovao Colombo 2265, BR-15054000 Sao Jose Do Rio Preto, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias Letras & Ciencias Exatas, Dept Biol, Rua Cristovao Colombo 2265, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[3] Univ Estadual Paulista, FCFAR UNESP, Fac Ciencias Farmaceut, Lab Parasitol, Dept Ciencias Biol, Rodovia Araraquara Jau Km 1, Araraquara, Sao Paul - Brazil

^[4] Univ Estadual Paulista, Dept Ciencias Biol, Fac Ciencias Farmaceut, Rod Araraquara Jau, Km 1, Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene; v. 99, n. 1, p. 87-89, 2018.
• Web of Science Citations: 1

Abstract

The Triatominae subfamily is composed of 153 hematophagous species that are potential vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease. Karyotypic studies in triatomines were initiated in 1909. There are 92 karyotypes described, all grouped into the tribes Rhodniini and Triatomini. Recently, a phylogenetic study of the triatomines that combines molecular data with geological changes was performed. We now discuss how the karyotype evolved with the diversification of the triatomines. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 13/19764-0 - Cytotaxonomy and chromosomal evolution in Triatominae subfamily
• Grantee: Kaio Cesar Chaboli Alevi
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate