@article{fdi:010068314, title = {{G}lobal genetic diversity of {A}edes aegypti}, author = {{G}loria-{S}oria, {A}. and {A}yala, {D}iego and {B}heecarry, {A}. and {C}alderon-{A}rguedas, {O}. and {C}hadee, {D}. {D}. and {C}hiappero, {M}. and {C}oetzee, {M}. and {B}in {E}lahee, {K}. and {F}ernandez-{S}alas, {I}. and {K}amal, {H}. {A}. and {K}amgang, {B}. and {K}hater, {E}. {I}. {M}. and {K}ramer, {L}. {D}. and {K}ramer, {V}. and {L}opez-{S}olis, {A}. and {L}utomiah, {J}. and {M}artins, {A}. and {M}icieli, {M}. {V}. and {P}aupy, {C}hristophe and {P}onlawat, {A}. and {R}ahola, {N}il and {R}asheed, {S}. {B}. and {R}ichardson, {J}. {B}. and {S}aleh, {A}. {A}. and {S}anchez-{C}asas, {R}. {M}. and {S}eixas, {G}. and {S}ousa, {C}. {A}. and {T}abachnick, {W}. {J}. and {T}royo, {A}. and {P}owell, {J}. {R}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{M}osquitoes, especially {A}edes aegypti, are becoming important models for studying invasion biology. {W}e characterized genetic variation at 12 microsatellite loci in 79 populations of {A}e. aegypti from 30 countries in six continents, and used them to infer historical and modern patterns of invasion. {O}ur results support the two subspecies {A}e. aegypti formosus and {A}e. aegypti aegypti as genetically distinct units. {A}e. aegypti aegypti populations outside {A}frica are derived from ancestral {A}frican populations and are monophyletic. {T}he two subspecies co-occur in both {E}ast {A}frica ({K}enya) and {W}est {A}frica ({S}enegal). {I}n rural/forest settings ({R}abai {D}istrict of {K}enya), the two subspecies remain genetically distinct, whereas in urban settings, they introgress freely. {P}opulations outside {A}frica are highly genetically structured likely due to a combination of recent founder effects, discrete discontinuous habitats and low migration rates. {A}ncestral populations in sub-{S}aharan {A}frica are less genetically structured, as are the populations in {A}sia. {I}ntroduction of {A}e. aegypti to the {N}ew {W}orld coinciding with trans-{A}tlantic shipping in the 16th to 18th centuries was followed by its introduction to {A}sia in the late 19th century from the {N}ew {W}orld or from now extinct populations in the {M}editerranean {B}asin. {A}edes mascarensis is a genetically distinct sister species to {A}e. aegypti s.l. {T}his study provides a reference database of genetic diversity that can be used to determine the likely origin of new introductions that occur regularly for this invasive species. {T}he genetic uniqueness of many populations and regions has important implications for attempts to control {A}e. aegypti, especially for the methods using genetic modification of populations.}, keywords = {{A}edes aegypti ; {A}edes mascarensis ; history ; invasion ; microsatellites ; {MONDE} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE} ; {ZONE} {SUBTROPICALE} ; {AFRIQUE} {SUBSAHARIENNE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{M}olecular {E}cology}, volume = {25}, numero = {21}, pages = {5377--5395}, ISSN = {0962-1083}, year = {2016}, DOI = {10.1111/mec.13866}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068314}, }