Mitochondrial Genes Reveal Triatoma jatai as a Sister Species to Triatoma costalimai (Reduviidae: Triatominae)

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Simone Caldas TevesCarlos E Almeida

Abstract

Triatoma jatai was described using a set of morphological structures from specimens collected in Paranã municipality of Tocantins State, Brazil. Under a Bayesian framework and using two mitochondrial genes (16S and COI), phylogenetic analysis recovered T. jatai as a sister species to Triatoma costalimai with higher genetic distances than between other well-recognized species. Our results agree with previous suggestions based on morphometric analysis. In the light of the non-monophyly of Matogrossensis subcomplex, the inclusion of T. jatai shall be considered for reevaluating this group.

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Jun 2, 2016·Infection, Genetics and Evolution : Journal of Molecular Epidemiology and Evolutionary Genetics in Infectious Diseases·Sebastián PitaFrancisco Panzera
Dec 19, 2020·Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical·Daniel Pagotto VendramiRodrigo Gurgel-Gonçalves
Oct 31, 2020·Parasites & Vectors·Simone Caldas TevesJacenir Reis Dos Santos-Mallet

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