title: Frequency of Wolbachia infection in laboratory and field sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) populations.
abstract: Using a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay with primers designed for the Wolbachia 16S rRNA and outer surface protein (wsp) gene, we screened 11 laboratory colonies and 4 field samples of 6 sand fly species for Wolbachia infection. Infection was only detected in 3 laboratory colonies of Phlebotomus papatasi Scopoli, originally collected in Israel, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, DC 20307-5100, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Strickman
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rowton
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000469:parasitology*; D020577:Wolbachia / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*
chemical_list: D008565:Membrane Proteins