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Triatoma vitticeps (Stal, 1859) (Hemiptera, Triatominae): A Chagas Disease Vector or a Complex of Vectors?

ABSTRACT: Triatoma vitticeps is a Chagas disease vector that was found infected with Trypanosoma cruzi in homes. As this species is endemic from Brazil (Bahia, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro) and no study comparing the specimens from different Brazilian states was conducted, we analyzed the genetic distance (16S rDNA, Cyt b, and COI mitochondrial genes) and the chromosomal characteristics for T. vitticeps from Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, and Espírito Santo. All specimens showed the same cytogenetic characteristics. On the other hand, the different mitochondrial genes demonstrated high intraspecific variation between the genetic distances of T. vitticeps from different states ranging from 2.3% to 7.2%. Based on this, our results suggest that possibly what is characterized as T. vitticeps is a complex of cryptic species (or subspecies).

SUBMITTER: Alevi KCC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6159607 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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<i>Triatoma vitticeps</i> (Stal, 1859) (Hemiptera, Triatominae): A Chagas Disease Vector or a Complex of Vectors?

Alevi Kaio Cesar Chaboli KCC   Garcia Ariane Cristina Caris ACC   Guerra Ana Letícia AL   Moreira Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo FFF   de Oliveira Jader J   Aristeu da Rosa João J   de Azeredo Oliveira Maria Tercília Vilela MTV  

The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 20181001 4

<i>Triatoma vitticeps</i> is a Chagas disease vector that was found infected with <i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i> in homes. As this species is endemic from Brazil (Bahia, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro) and no study comparing the specimens from different Brazilian states was conducted, we analyzed the genetic distance (16S rDNA, Cyt b, and COI mitochondrial genes) and the chromosomal characteristics for <i>T. vitticeps</i> from Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, and Espírito Santo. All spe  ...[more]

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