Genetic differentiation among Aedes aegypti populations from different eco-geographical zones of India.

ABSTRACT: The present study explicitly evaluated the genetic structure of Aedes aegypti Linn, the vector of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses, across different geo-climatic zones of India and also elucidated the impact of ecological and topographic factors. After data quality checks and removal of samples with excess null alleles, the final analysis was performed on 589 individual samples using 10 microsatellite markers. Overall findings of this study suggested that, Ae. aegypti populations are highly diverse with moderate genetic differentiation between them. Around half of the populations (13 out of 22) formed two genetic clusters roughly associated with geographical regions. The remaining nine populations shared genetic ancestries with either one or both of the clusters. A significant relatio

SUBMITTER: Sumitha MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10409278 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature