Microsatellite markers from' the Chagas disease vector, #Rhodnius prolixus$ (Hemiptera, Reduviidae), and their applicability to Rhodnius species

Microsatellite markers from' the Chagas disease vector, #Rhodnius prolixus$ (Hemiptera, Reduviidae), and their applicability to Rhodnius species Harry M. auteur aut IRD Roose C. L. auteur aut IRD Vautrin D. auteur aut IRD Noireau François auteur aut IRD Romana Cristina auteur aut IRD Solignac M. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access Ten microsatellites were isolated and characterized from a partial genomic library of Rhodnius prolixus, the principal Chagas disease vector in Venezuela, Colombia and Central America. These polymorphic molecular markers could be particularly useful in Chagas 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 Rhodnius species tested, namely R. domesticus, R. nasutus, R. neglectus, R. neivai and R. robustus. Interestingly, all the loci were amplified in the latter. These markers may be of interest to trace the colonization of human dwellings from triatomine sylvatic populations in order to better define epidemiological risk patterns. specialized Rhodnius prolixus Rhodnius robustus microsatellites cross species amplification Chagas disease 052 Infection Genetics and Evolution 8 3 381-385 2008 1567-1348 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010042623 10.1016/j.meegid.2008.01.006 1567-1348 [F B010042623] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010042623 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2008/06/010042623.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2008-06-27 2017-08-23 fdi:010042623 fre