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Genetic variation among natural and laboratory colony populations of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva, 1912)(Diptera: Psychodidae) from Colombia.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9698845     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Genetic diversity among three field populations of Lutzomyia longipalpis in Colombia was studied using isozyme analysis. Study sites were as much as 598 km apart and included populations separated by the eastern Cordillera of the Andes. Genetic variability among populations, estimated by heterozygosity, was within values typical for insects in general (8.1%). Heterozygosity for field populations were compared with a laboratory colony from Colombia (Melgar colony) and were only slightly lower. These results suggest that establishment and long term maintenance of the Melgar colony has had little effect on the level of isozyme variability it carries. Genetic divergences between populations was evaluated using estimates of genetic distance. Genetic divergence among the three field populations was low (D = 0.021), suggesting they represent local populations within a single species. Genetic distance between field populations and the Melgar colony was also low (D = 0.016), suggesting that this colony population does not depart significantly from natural populations. Finally, comparisons were made between Colombian populations and colonies from Brazil and Costa Rica. Genetic distance values were high between Colombian and both Brazil and Costa Rica colony populations (D = 0.199 and 0.098 respectively) providing additional support for our earlier report that populations from the three countries represent distinct species.
Authors:
G C Lanzaro; B Alexander; J P Mutebi; J Montoya-Lerma; A Warburg
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz     Volume:  93     ISSN:  0074-0276     ISO Abbreviation:  Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz     Publication Date:    1998 Jan-Feb
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-10-22     Completed Date:  1998-10-22     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7502619     Medline TA:  Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz     Country:  BRAZIL    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  65-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Center for Tropical Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555-0609, USA. glanzaro@utmb.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Colombia
Genetic Variation*
Psychodidae / genetics*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
AI39540/AI/NIAID NIH HHS; SP50 A1 30603/SP/CSAP SAMHSA HHS

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