Molecular Ecology Notes (2006) 6, 826-828

Omar Hamarsheh, Wolfgang Presber, Ziad Abdeen, Samer Sawalha, Ahmad Al-Lahem and Gabriele Schoenian (2006)
Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae)
Molecular Ecology Notes 6 (3), 826-828
Abstract: Phlebotomus papatasi is a proven vector of Leishmania major which is one of the causative agents of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Old World. Although it has a wide geographical range, its population structure is not yet well understood. In an effort to better understand the population dynamics of this vector, we developed a panel of di- and trinucleotide microsatellite markers, using a magnetic bead hybridization enrichment protocol. These microsatellite loci showed three to seven alleles with an expected heterozygosity range between 0.702 and 0.876. The level of polymorphisms found in this study suggests that these microsatellite loci can be used for population analysis of P. papatasi.
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Database assignments for author(s): Omar Hamarsheh, Ziad A. Abdeen

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
molecular biology - genes

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Phlebotomus papatasi