The genetic diversity and population structure of domestic Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in Yunnan Province, southwestern China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There was no record of Aedes aegypti in Yunnan Province, China, until 2002, but this species is now continuously found in nine cities (or counties). Until now, little was known about the genetic diversity and population structure of this invasive species. Thus, a detailed understanding of the invasion strategies, colonisation and dispersal of this mosquito from a population genetics perspective is urgently needed for controlling and eliminating this disease vector.

Methods

The genetic diversity and population structure of Ae. aegypti communities were analysed by screening nine microsatellite loci from 833 Ae. aegypti mosquitoes sampled from 28 locations in Yunnan Province.

Results

In total, 114 alleles were obtained, and the average polymorphic information

SUBMITTER: Shi QM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5470206 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature