Evidence of new species for malaria vector Anopheles nuneztovari sensu lato in the Brazilian Amazon region.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anopheles nuneztovari sensu lato comprises cryptic species in northern South America, and the Brazilian populations encompass distinct genetic lineages within the Brazilian Amazon region. This study investigated, based on two molecular markers, whether these lineages might actually deserve species status.

Methods

Specimens were collected in five localities of the Brazilian Amazon, including Manaus, Careiro Castanho and Autazes, in the State of Amazonas; Tucuruí, in the State of Pará; and Abacate da Pedreira, in the State of Amapá, and analysed for the COI gene (Barcode region) and 12 microsatellite loci. Phylogenetic analyses were performed using the maximum likelihood (ML) approach. Intra and inter samples genetic diversity were estimated using population genetic

SUBMITTER: Scarpassa VM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4828892 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature