Molecular relationships of introduced Aedes japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae) populations in British Columbia, Canada using mitochondrial DNA.

Autor: Baharmand I; Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada., Coatsworth H; Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada., Peach DAH; Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada., Belton P; Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada., Lowenberger C; Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of vector ecology : journal of the Society for Vector Ecology [J Vector Ecol] 2020 Dec; Vol. 45 (2), pp. 285-296.
DOI: 10.1111/jvec.12399
Abstrakt: Aedes japonicus japonicus (Theobald) is a relatively recent immigrant to the Pacific Northwest, having been collected in Washington State in 2001 and in British Columbia (BC) since 2014. We applied a molecular barcoding approach to determine the phylogenetic relationship of Ae. j. japonicus populations in BC with those from around the world. We sequenced a 617 base-pair segment of the cytochrome c oxidase 1 gene and a 330 base-pair region of the NADH dehydrogenase 4 gene to find genetic variation and characterize phylogenetic and haplotypic relationships based on nucleotide divergences. Our results revealed low genetic diversity in the BC samples, suggesting that these populations arose from the same introduction event. However, our approach lacked the granularity to identify the exact country of origin of the Ae. j. japonicus collected in BC. Future efforts should focus on detecting and preventing new Ae. j. japonicus introductions, recognizing that current molecular techniques are unable to pin-point the precise source of an introduction.
(© 2020 The Society for Vector Ecology.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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