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| Author(s): |
Chaboli Alevi, Kaio Cesar
[1, 2]
;
Caris Garcia, Ariane Cristina
[1, 2]
;
Guerra, Ana Leticia
[1, 2]
;
Figueiredo Moreira, Felipe Ferraz
[3, 4]
;
de Oliveira, Jader
[5, 6]
;
da Rosa, Joao Aristeu
[5, 6]
;
Vilela de Azeredo Oliveira, Maria Tercilia
[1, 2]
Total Authors: 7
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias Letras & Ciencias Exatas, Dept Biol, Lab Biol Celular, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias Letras & Ciencias Exatas, Dept Biol, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] Inst Oswaldo Cruz Manguinhos, Lab Biodiversidade Entomol, Rio De Janeiro - Brazil
[4] Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Lab Biodiversidade Entomol, Rio De Janeiro - Brazil
[5] Univ Estadual Paulista, Fac Ciencias Farmaceut, Dept Ciencias Biol, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[6] Univ Estadual Paulista, Fac Ciencias Farmaceut, Dept Ciencias Biol, Lab Parasitol, Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 6
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene; v. 99, n. 4, p. 954-956, 2018. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 0 |
| Abstract | |
Triatoma vitticeps is a Chagas disease vector that was found infected with Trypanosoma cruzi in homes. As this species is endemic from Brazil (Bahia, Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro) and no study comparing the specimens from different Brazilian states was conducted, we analyzed the genetic distance (16S rDNA, Cyt b, and COI mitochondrial genes) and the chromosomal characteristics for T. vitticeps from Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, and Espirito Santo. All specimens showed the same cytogenetic characteristics. On the other hand, the different mitochondrial genes demonstrated high intraspecific variation between the genetic distances of T. vitticeps from different states ranging from 2.3% to 7.2%. Based on this, our results suggest that possibly what is characterized as T. vitticeps is a complex of cryptic species (or subspecies). (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 |