Genetic diversity of Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in Chuquisaca, Bolivia based on the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene

Partial cytochrome b DNA sequences for 62 Triatoma infestans were analyzed to determine the degree of genetic variation present in populations of this insect in the northwest region of Chuquisaca, Bolivia. A total of seven haplotypes were detected in the localities sampled. The phylogenetic relation...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rosanna Giordano, Juan Carlos Pizarro Cortez, Stephanie Paulk, Lori Stevens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2005-11-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762005000700014