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Phosphoglucomutase and trehalase isoenzymes of Venezuelan simulium vectors of Onchocerca volvulus |
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| Authors: | Davies J B Basáñez M G Frontado H Villamizar N Raybould J N Petralanda I |
| Affiliation: | Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK. |
| Abstract: | Phosphoglucomutase (PGM) and trehalase (Tre) isoenzymes of five species of Simulium blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae), vectors of onchocerciasis in Venezuela, were investigated by means of a portable electrophoresis field kit. Tre differed between S. incrustatum and S. oyapockense s.l. Electrophoretic variation of Tre in other members of the S. amazonicum and S. incrustatum groups merit further investigation. PGM appears to be more useful for separating populations within species complexes. Multiple populations and/or seasonal changes in population structure of S. guianense s.l., S. exiguum s.l. and S. metallicum s.l. were inferred from elecrophoretic variation of PGM. |
| Keywords: | Simulium exiguum S. guianense S. incrustatum S. metallicum S. oyapockense blackflies electromorph frequency onchocerciasis vectors phosphoglucomutase seasonality trehalase oncocercosis Amazonia Venezuela |
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