Application of Inter-Simple Sequence Repeat Markers in the Analysis of Populations of the Chagas Disease Vector Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera, Reduviidae)

Alicia R. Pérez de Rosas Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud (INICSA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) and Cátedra de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina.

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María F. Restelli Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud (INICSA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) and Cátedra de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina.

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Cintia J. Fernández Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud (INICSA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) and Cátedra de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina.

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María J. Blariza Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud (INICSA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) and Cátedra de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina.

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Beatriz A. García Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud (INICSA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) and Cátedra de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina.

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Here we apply inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers to explore the fine-scale genetic structure and dispersal in populations of Triatoma infestans. Five selected primers from 30 primers were used to amplify ISSRs by polymerase chain reaction. A total of 90 polymorphic bands were detected across 134 individuals captured from 11 peridomestic sites from the locality of San Martín (Capayán Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina). Significant levels of genetic differentiation suggest limited gene flow among sampling sites. Spatial autocorrelation analysis confirms that dispersal occurs on the scale of ∼469 m, suggesting that insecticide spraying should be extended at least within a radius of ∼500 m around the infested area. Moreover, Bayesian clustering algorithms indicated genetic exchange among different sites analyzed, supporting the hypothesis of an important role of peridomestic structures in the process of reinfestation.

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* Address correspondence to Beatriz Alicia García, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud (INICSA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Pabellón Argentina 2do Piso, Ciudad Universitaria, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina. E-mail: bgarcia@biomed.uncor.edu

Financial support: This research was supported by grants from Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica (FONCyT-Argentina), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET-Argentina), and Secretaría de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (SECyT-UNC-Argentina).

Disclosure: Alicia R. Pérez de Rosas and Beatriz A. Garcia are Career Investigators of CONICET.

Authors' addresses: Alicia R. Pérez de Rosas, María F. Restelli, Cintia J. Fernández, María J. Blariza, and Beatriz A. García, Cátedra de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina, E-mails: arperez@biomed.fcm.unc.edu.ar, restelli.florencia@gmail.com, cjudithfernandez@gmail.com, mariablariza@yahoo.com.ar, and bgarcia@biomed.uncor.edu.

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