Phylogeographic Insights into Aedes albopictus in Korea: Integrating COX1, ND5, and CYTB Analyses.

ABSTRACT: The Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) is an important vector of arboviruses, including dengue, chikungunya, and Zika. Its rapid global expansion has been facilitated by climate change and human activities. Phylogenetic studies of Ae. albopictus have largely relied on mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (COX1) and NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 (ND5) markers, while the utility of cytochrome b (CYTB) remains underexplored. We collected Ae. albopictus from 13 sites in seven provinces of South Korea and analyzed COX1, ND5, and CYTB sequences. Genetic diversity indices were calculated, and phylogenetic relationships were reconstructed using maximum-likelihood trees and haplotype networks with a dataset obtained from GenBank. COX1 revealed 46 haplo

SUBMITTER: Monoldorova S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12842514 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature