Molecular comparison of topotypic specimens confirms Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) dunhami Causey (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Colombian Amazon

The presence of Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) dunhami Causey in Colombia (Department of Amazonas) is confirmed for the first time through direct comparison of mtDNA cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) barcodes and nuclear rDNA second internal transcribed spacer (ITS2) sequences with topotypic specimens of An....

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Published in:	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Main Authors:	Freddy Ruiz, Yvonne-Marie Linton, David J Ponsonby, Jan E Conn, Manuela Herrera, Martha L Quiñones, Iván D Vélez, Richard C Wilkerson
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2010-11-01
Subjects:	Anopheles dunhami COI barcodes ITS2 topotypic Brazil Colombia
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762010000700010