ITS2 sequences heterogeneity in Phlebotomus sergenti and P. similis: possible consequences in their ability to transmit Leishmania tropica

Abstract

An intraspecific study on Phlebotomus sergenti, the main and only proven vector of Leishmania tropica among the members of the subgenus Paraphlebotomus was performed. The internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) sequences of 12 populations from 10 c

Keywords

• Phlebotomus sergenti
• Phlebotomus similis
• internal transcribed spacer 2
• rDNA
• vector
• Leishmania
• biogeography