@article{fdi:010046170, title = {{N}ew perspectives for population genetics of {C}hagas'disease vectors in the {N}ortheastern {B}razil : isolation of polymorphic microsatellite markers in {T}riatoma brasiliensis}, author = {{H}arry, {M}. and {D}upont, {L}. and {Q}uartier, {M}. and {D}iotaiuti, {L}. and {W}alter, {A}nnie and {R}omana, {C}hristina}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}riatoma brasiliensis is the most important {C}hagas disease vector in semiarid areas of {N}ortheastern {B}razil. {A}lthough generally found in natural environment, it regularly colonizes or reinvades domiciliary ecotopes. {I}n order to analyse gene flow between habitats, we identified and characterized six microsatellite loci using a microsatellite-enriched genomic library. {T}o assess the usefulness of these microsatellites for genetic studies, we investigated their variability in two natural populations of the {T}. brasiliensis complex sampled in two {B}razilian districts ({C}orone {J}ose {D}ia, {S}outh of {P}iaui state; {C}uraca, {N}orth of {B}ahia state). {T}he taxonomic status of the samples was checked using cytb sequences. {P}hylogenetic analyses confirmed that the individuals from {B}ahia belonged to the {T}. juazeirensis species. primers cross-amplification was tested in 5 {T}riatoma species and 4 loci successfully. {M}oreover, amplified in {T}. infestans and {T}. guasayana.}, keywords = {{T}riatoma brasiliensis ; {C}hagas disease ; {M}icrosatellite ; {C}ross-amplification}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{I}nfection {G}enetics and {E}volution}, volume = {9}, numero = {4}, pages = {633--637}, ISSN = {1567-1348}, year = {2009}, DOI = {10.1016/j.meegid.2009.03.008}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010046170}, }