Population genetic structure of the malaria vector Anopheles nili in sub-Saharan Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anopheles nili is a widespread efficient vector of human malaria parasites in the humid savannas and forested areas of sub-Saharan Africa. Understanding An. nili population structure and gene flow patterns could be useful for the development of locally-adapted vector control measures.

Methods

Polymorphism at eleven recently developed microsatelitte markers, and sequence variation in four genes within the 28s rDNA subunit (ITS2 and D3) and mtDNA (COII and ND4) were assessed to explore the level of genetic variability and differentiation among nine populations of An. nili from Senegal, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Results

All microsatellite loci successfully amplified in all populations, showing high

SUBMITTER: Ndo C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2898787 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature