TY - JOUR
T1 - High phylogeographic structure in sylvatic vectors of Chagas disease of the genus Mepraia (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)
AU - Campos, Ricardo
AU - Torres-Pérez, Fernando
AU - Botto-Mahan, Carezza
AU - Coronado, Ximena
AU - Solari, Aldo
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank I. Córdova and M. Arenas for helping to collect insects in the field, N. Villarroel for laboratory assistance, D. Morata for helpful discussion on the geology of Chile. We especially thank B. Arriaza, A. Moreno, J. González and CONAF for insect collecting sites, S. Catalá for sharing some insect samples. This work was financed by FONDECYT 1085154 (AS), and partially by FONDECYT 11090086 (CBM) and PUCV 122.722/2011 (FTP). R. Campos was supported by a CONICYT-PhD fellowship.
PY - 2013/10
Y1 - 2013/10
N2 - The hematophagous Hemiptera of the subfamily Triatominae are a very diverse group with a variety of morphs, behaviors and distributions. They have great epidemiological importance because many of its members are vectors of the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, the agent of Chagas disease. Mepraia is a genus of Triatominae endemic to Chile responsible for transmitting T. cruzi in the sylvatic cycle. Mepraia includes three species, M. gajardoi (18° 30'-26° 30' S) M. spinolai (26° 30'-34° 20' S) and the recently described M. parapatrica in intermediate zones (24° 36'-26° 51' S). Using mitochondrial DNA sequences, we inferred historical processes that led to the current structure of populations. Phylogeographic analyses identified three lineages, congruent with current taxonomy, and populations were highly structured. The times to the most recent common ancestor suggest that M. spinolai is the oldest lineage. We discuss the taxonomic and biogeographic implications of our results.
AB - The hematophagous Hemiptera of the subfamily Triatominae are a very diverse group with a variety of morphs, behaviors and distributions. They have great epidemiological importance because many of its members are vectors of the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, the agent of Chagas disease. Mepraia is a genus of Triatominae endemic to Chile responsible for transmitting T. cruzi in the sylvatic cycle. Mepraia includes three species, M. gajardoi (18° 30'-26° 30' S) M. spinolai (26° 30'-34° 20' S) and the recently described M. parapatrica in intermediate zones (24° 36'-26° 51' S). Using mitochondrial DNA sequences, we inferred historical processes that led to the current structure of populations. Phylogeographic analyses identified three lineages, congruent with current taxonomy, and populations were highly structured. The times to the most recent common ancestor suggest that M. spinolai is the oldest lineage. We discuss the taxonomic and biogeographic implications of our results.
KW - Chagas disease
KW - Chile
KW - Mepraia gajardoi
KW - Mepraia spinolai
KW - Phylogeography
KW - Triatominae vectors
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U2 - 10.1016/j.meegid.2013.04.036
DO - 10.1016/j.meegid.2013.04.036
M3 - Article
C2 - 23665465
AN - SCOPUS:84885177058
SN - 1567-1348
VL - 19
SP - 280
EP - 286
JO - Infection, Genetics and Evolution
JF - Infection, Genetics and Evolution
ER -
