Isoenzymatic analysis of four Anopheles (Kerteszia) bellator Dyar & Knab (Diptera: Culicidae) populations

PCR-RAPD and PCR-RFLP polymorphisms detected in Anopheles cruzii (Diptera, Culicidae)

“…In light of its epidemiological importance, similar data on subgenus Kerteszia are surprisingly few. This may be due in part to the difficulty of rearing these species in the laboratory and because sample sizes of collected mosquitoes are often low (Carvalho-Pinto & Lourenço-de-Oliveira 2003).…”

Novel molecular evidence of population structure in Anopheles (Kerteszia) bellator from Brazilian Atlantic Forest

“…bellator samples, the highest genetic distances were found between Itaparica Island (BA) and the other more southern populations from Florianópolis (SC) and Cananéia (SP). 5 However, the BA population (Camacan) used in this study is 300 Km away (to the south direction) from Itaparica Island (BA), which raises new questions like: Does An. bellator from Camacan belong to the same group as An.…”

“…1 , 2 Interestingly, it is only considered a main human malaria vector in the two extremes of its distribution area, 3 , 4 and despite its epidemiological importance, there are few molecular studies concerning this species. Carvalho-Pinto and Lourenço-de-Oliveira 5 evaluated An. bellator isoenzymes in populations from three locations in Brazil [Santa Catarina (SC), São Paulo (SP) and Bahia (BA)], and one from Trinidad Island (Trinidad and Tobago).…”

Genetic variability among Anopheles species belonging to the Nyssorhynchus and Anopheles subgenera in the Amazon region

“…Several studies involving the electrophoretic patterns of isoenzymes have been used for ontogeny analysis 32 , as well as for analysis of genetic variability and differentiation in Anopheles populations 2,20,33 . Isoenzyme analysis associated with morphological and biochemical studies has contributed towards identifying species complexes, which are common among anopheline mosquitoes, and has been used to differentiate malaria vector and nonvector species 33 , thus improving the current understanding of the mechanisms of malaria transmission and control 20 .…”

“…Among the molecular markers used in population genetic research, isoenzymes are used to estimate genetic variability, as well as for helping to elucidate problems that can occur in relation to morphological identification of species, especially given the existence of species complexes such as in the genus Anopheles [1][2][3][4][5] . The Anopheles albitarsis complex consists of six cryptic species 6 .…”