Genetic diversity of ribosomal RNA internal transcribed spacer sequences in Lutzomyia species from areas endemic for New World cutaneous leishmaniasis

Acta Tropica

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 131-136

  Kuwahara, Kei ^a   Kato, Hirotomo ^a   Gomez, Eduardo A ^b   Uezato, Hiroshi ^c   Mimori, Tatsuyuki ^d   Yamamoto, Yu ichi ^c   Calvopiña, Manuel ^e,f   Cáceres, Abraham G ^g,h   Iwata, Hiroyuki ^a   Hashiguchi, Yoshihisa ^e  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MINISTERIO DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Ecuador)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^d KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DEL ECUADOR   (Ecuador)

^g UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL MAYOR DE SAN MARCOS   (Peru)

^h INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD   (Peru)

Author keywords

Internal transcribed spacer; Lutzomyia; Sand fly

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 1; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 2; RIBOSOME RNA;

BIOMARKER; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FLY; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; LEISHMANIASIS; MORPHOLOGY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECUADOR; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INSECT GENETICS; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PSYCHODIDAE; RNA SEQUENCE; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SPECIES COMPARISON; TAXONOMIC IDENTIFICATION;

HELCOCYRTOMYIA; PHLEBOTOMINAE;

EID: 70349165063     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2009.07.010     Document Type: Article

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