Genetic structure of the mosquito Aedes aegypti in local forest and domestic habitats in Gabon and Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The mosquito Aedes aegypti is a devastating disease vector transmitting several important human arboviral diseases. In its native range in Africa, the mosquito can be found in both the ancestral forest habitat and anthropogenic habitats such as villages. How do the different habitats impact the population genetic structure of the local mosquito populations?

Methods

To address this question, we simultaneously sampled Ae. aegypti from the forest and local villages in La Lopé, Gabon and Rabai, Kenya. The mosquitoes were genotyped at 12 microsatellite loci and a panel of ~25,000 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), which allowed us to estimate their genetic ancestries and the population genetic structure related to habitats and sampling sites.

Results

In the

SUBMITTER: Xia S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7427282 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature