@article{fdi:010042623, title = {{M}icrosatellite markers from' the {C}hagas disease vector, {R}hodnius prolixus ({H}emiptera, {R}eduviidae), and their applicability to {R}hodnius species}, author = {{H}arry, {M}. and {R}oose, {C}. {L}. and {V}autrin, {D}. and {N}oireau, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {R}omana, {C}ristina and {S}olignac, {M}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}en microsatellites were isolated and characterized from a partial genomic library of {R}hodnius prolixus, the principal {C}hagas disease vector in {V}enezuela, {C}olombia and {C}entral {A}merica. {T}hese polymorphic molecular markers could be particularly useful in {C}hagas disease control initiatives. {A} wider applicability of the primer-pairs isolated was shown, from 6 to 10 loci being amplifiable in five out of the ten {R}hodnius species tested, namely {R}. domesticus, {R}. nasutus, {R}. neglectus, {R}. neivai and {R}. robustus. {I}nterestingly, all the loci were amplified in the latter. {T}hese markers may be of interest to trace the colonization of human dwellings from triatomine sylvatic populations in order to better define epidemiological risk patterns.}, keywords = {{R}hodnius prolixus ; {R}hodnius robustus ; microsatellites ; cross species amplification ; {C}hagas disease}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{I}nfection {G}enetics and {E}volution}, volume = {8}, numero = {3}, pages = {381--385}, ISSN = {1567-1348}, year = {2008}, DOI = {10.1016/j.meegid.2008.01.006}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010042623}, }