Analysis of genetic relatedness between populations of Aedes aegypti from different geographic regions of São Paulo state, Brazil.
RAPD markers have been used for the analysis of genetic differentiation of Aedes aegypti, because they allow the study of genetic relationships among populations. The aim of this study was to identify populations in different geographic regions of the S o Paulo State in order to understand the infestation pattern of A. aegypti. The dendrogram constructed with the combined data set of the RAPD patterns showed that the mosquitoes were segregated into two major clusters. Mosquitoes from the Western region of the S o Paulo State constituted one cluster and the other was composed of mosquitoes from a laboratory strain and from a coastal city, where the largest Latin American port is located. These data are in agreement with the report on the infestation in the S o Paulo State. The genetic proximity was greater between mosquitoes whose geographic origin was closer. However, mosquitoes from the coastal city were genetically closer to laboratory-reared mosquitoes than to field-collected mosquitoes from the S o Paulo State. The origin of the infestation in this place remains unclear, but certainly it is related to mosquitoes of origins different from those that infested the West and North region of the State in the 80's.
dos Santos
Veruska Marques
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Núcleo de Estudos em Malária, Superintendência de Controle de Endemias, São Paulo, SP, 05403-000, Brazil.
Macoris
Maria de Lourdes da Graça
Mde L
Andrighetti
Maria Teresa Macoris
MT
Avila
Priscilla Elisangela
PE
Kirchgatter
Karin
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D000330:Aedes / Q000235:genetics*; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D005819:Genetic Markers; D014644:Genetic Variation / Q000235:genetics*; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000235:genetics*; D019105:Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique
D005819:Genetic Markers