Genetic Differentiation of Glossina pallidipes Tsetse Flies in Southern Kenya.

ABSTRACT: The tsetse fly Glossina pallidipes, the major vector of the parasite that causes animal African trypanosomiasis in Kenya, has been subject to intense control measures with only limited success. The G. pallidipes population dynamics and dispersal patterns that underlie limited success in vector control campaigns remain unresolved, and knowledge on genetic connectivity can provide insights, and thereby improve control and monitoring efforts. We therefore investigated the population structure and estimated migration and demographic parameters in G. pallidipes using genotypic data from 11 microsatellite loci scored in 250 tsetse flies collected from eight localities in Kenya. Clustering analysis identified two genetically distinct eastern and western clusters (mean between

SUBMITTER: Okeyo WA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6159567 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature