Authors: Patsoula, Eleni; Samanidou-Voyadjoglou, Anna; Spanakos, Gregory; Kremastinou, Jenny; Nasioulas, Georgios; Vakalis, Nikolaos C.

Source: Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 43, Number 1, January 2006 , pp. 40-54(15)

Publisher: Entomological Society of America

Abstract:

The presence of Aedes albopictus (Skuse) was recently confirmed for the first time in northwestern Greece. This location is within the distribution range of a morphologically similar species, Aedes cretinus Edwards, and is a potentially favorable region for the reintroduction of Aedes aegypti (L.). It was thus compelling to use methods in addition to morphology-based keys to correctly identify specimens badly damaged, rubbed, or otherwise altered in their external characteristics. It was decided to use molecular techniques as a novel and reliable method for differentiating the three Stegomyia species. The nuclear internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) fragments from morphologically identified Ae. albopictus and Ae. cretinus specimens were amplified, and their sequences were compared with those in GenBank for Ae. albopictus, Ae. cretinus, and Ae. aegypti. Also, mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (COI) fragments were amplified for Ae. albopictus and Ae. cretinus (so far not available in GenBank) and compared with Ae. aegypti fragments. ITS2 and COI sequences generated in our study were deposited in GenBank and could be useful in future studies of mosquitoes by other research workers.

Keywords: internal transcribed spacer 2; cytochrome oxidase I; Aedes; dengue vector; phylogeny

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585(2006)043[0040:MAMCOA]2.0.CO;2

Publication date: 2006-01-01

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