Volume 10, Number 3—March 2004
Research
Genomic Changes of Chagas Disease Vector, South America
Francisco Panzera*
, Jean Pierre Dujardin†, Paula Nicolini*, María Noel Caraccio*, Virginia Rose*, Tatiana Tellez‡, Hernán Bermúdez‡, María Dolores Bargues§, Santiago Mas-Coma§, José Enrique O’Connor§, and Ruben Pérez*
, Jean Pierre Dujardin†, Paula Nicolini*, María Noel Caraccio*, Virginia Rose*, Tatiana Tellez‡, Hernán Bermúdez‡, María Dolores Bargues§, Santiago Mas-Coma§, José Enrique O’Connor§, and Ruben Pérez*
Table 1
Analyzed material of Triatoma infestans classified by procedence, biogeographic region, altitude, number of specimens analyzed (n) with C-banding, and number of autosomes with C-bands (mean and standard deviation)a
| Country | Department, province, locality; habitatb; y collected | Biogeographic regionc | Altitude (m) | N (M,F)d | No. of C-autosomes mean and SD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolivia |
La Paz, Murillo, Palomar. D. 1997 |
Andes [1] |
3,000 |
3 M |
18.00 + 2.00 |
|
| Bolivia |
La Paz, La Paz, Río Abajo. D. 1997 |
Andes [2] |
2,900 |
16 M |
17.00 + 1.03 |
|
| Bolivia |
Cochabamba, Esteban Arze, Jamach´Uma. D. 1997 |
Andes [3] |
2,700 |
15 M, 3 F |
15.72 + 1.49 |
|
| Bolivia |
Cochabamba, Esteban Arze, Jamach´Uma. S. 1997 |
Andes [3] |
2,700 |
7 M, 2 F |
16.00 + 0.87 |
|
| Bolivia |
Chuquisaca, Yamparaez, Uyuní. D. 1997 |
Andes [4] |
2,542 |
9 M |
17.44 + 0.88 |
|
| Peru |
Arequipa , Arequipa city. D. 1997 |
Andes [5] |
2,336 |
8 M |
16.63 + 1.06 |
|
| Bolivia |
Cochabamba, Campero, Peña Colorada. D. 1997 |
Andes [6] |
1,890 |
3 M |
16.00 + 0.00 |
|
| Bolivia |
Santa Cruz, Florida, Pampa Grande. D. 1997 |
Andes [7] |
1,250 |
4 M |
16.75 + 0.50 |
|
| Argentine |
La Rioja, Anillaco. P. 1997 |
Austral Chaco [8] |
1,400 |
5 M |
6.20 + 0.45 |
|
| Brazil |
Bahia, Paratinga. D. 1995 |
Caatinga [9] |
500 |
9 M |
6.00 + 0.00 |
|
| Brazil |
Piaiu, Caracol. D. 1996 |
Caatinga [10] |
450 |
6 M, 8 F |
6.00 + 0.00 |
|
| Bolivia |
Santa Cruz, Cordillera, Izozog. D. 1997 |
Boreal Chaco [11] |
350 |
2 M |
7.00 + 0.00 |
|
| Bolivia |
Santa Cruz, Cordillera, Izozog. S. “Dark morphs.” 1997 |
Boreal Chaco [11] |
350 |
8 M |
6.00 + 0.00 |
|
| Paraguay |
Chaco, Río Negro. D. 1997 |
Boreal Chaco [12] |
350 |
6 M, 3 F |
6.33 + 0.50 |
|
| Argentine |
Córdoba, Cruz del Eje, Los Leones. D & P. 2000 |
Austral Chaco [13] |
250 |
12 M |
5.17 + 0.58 |
|
| Argentine |
Santiago del Estero, Moreno, San Pablo. P. 1999 |
Austral Chaco [14] |
200 |
7 M, 3 F |
5.50 + 0.85 |
|
| Uruguay | Several populations from Southern and Northern. D & P. 1988–1995 | Pampeana [15,16] | 0–200 | 44 M, 26 F | 5.99 + 0.12 | |
aAll specimens came from natural populations. Statistically significant differences (p < 0.001) were detected in the number of C-autosomes between Andean (16.54 + 1.29) and non-Andean (5.93 + 0.45) grouped samples.
bP, peridomiciliary; D, domiciliary; S, sylvatic.
cNumbers in brackets refer to the location of the populations in Figure 1
dM, males; F, females.
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