Intron Retention Identifies a Malaria Vector within the Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) Albitaris Complex (Diptera: Culicidae)

Abstract

Taxonomic identification of cryptic mosquito species is more than an academic exercise when members of the species complex function as human disease vectors. The correct identification of species involved in disease transmission is vital for development of public health strategies and assessment of effectiveness of previously implemented strategies(e.g., vaccination or vector control efforts). Primary disease vectors may shift in response to variation in local environments including changes driven by human activity. For example, Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) marajoara Galvao, and Damasceno (Linthicum, 1988) is the principal malaria vector in northeastern Amazonia, replacing An. darling Root, perhaps as a result of changes in human activity (Conn et al., 2002). Discrimination of An. marajoara from other members of the cryptic Albitarsis Complex remains a challenge, and evolutionary relationships among the members of this complex remain unresolved.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 09, 2005
Accession Number
ADA504154

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  • C. R. Young
  • J. M. Quattro
  • R. C. Wilkerson
  • R. G. Vogt
  • T. J. Merritt

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  • University of South Carolina

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  • Biomedical

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  • Amino Acids
  • Biological Sciences
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  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
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