Revision of the species composition and distribution of Turkish sand flies using DNA barcodes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Currently, knowledge regarding the phlebotomine sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) fauna of Turkey is restricted to regions with endemic leishmaniasis. However, rapidly changing environmental and social conditions highlight concerns on the possible future expansion of sand fly-borne diseases in Turkey, promoting risk assessment through biosurveillance activities in non-endemic regions. Traditional morphological approaches are complicated by extensive cryptic speciation in sand flies, thus integrated studies utilizing DNA markers are becoming increasingly important for correct sand fly identification. This study contributes to the knowledge of the sand fly fauna in understudied regions of Turkey, and provides an extensive DNA barcode reference library of expertly identified

SUBMITTER: Erisoz Kasap O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6704649 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature