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1 May 2004 Malaria Vector Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) nuneztovari Comprises One Genetic Species in Colombia Based on Homogeneity of Nuclear ITS2 rDNA
Diana M. Sierra, Ivan Dario Velez, Yvonne-Marie Linton
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Abstract

Previous studies indicated that two distinct chromosomal forms of Anopheles nuneztovari Gabaldón, cytotypes B and C, occurred on the west and east of the Latin American Andes Mountains, respectively. To determine the taxonomic status of Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) nuneztovari in Colombia, link-reared specimens were collected from four sites: in the departments of Chocó (La Pacurita) and Valle (Sitronella) in the west, and Norte de Santander (Guaramito and Tibú) in the east. Nuclear ITS2 sequences were generated for 46 individuals. Only two specimens (4.4%) showed divergent haplotypes, varying from the consensus by a single-base polymorphism (0.18%). These results suggest that populations of An. nuneztovari corresponding to cytotypes (B and C) are conspecific.

Diana M. Sierra, Ivan Dario Velez, and Yvonne-Marie Linton "Malaria Vector Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) nuneztovari Comprises One Genetic Species in Colombia Based on Homogeneity of Nuclear ITS2 rDNA," Journal of Medical Entomology 41(3), 302-307, (1 May 2004). https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.3.302
Received: 30 September 2002; Accepted: 1 December 2003; Published: 1 May 2004
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KEYWORDS
Anopheles nuneztovari
Colombia
cytotype B and C
ITS2
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