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1 December 2013 Cytogenetic, Hybridization and Molecular Evidence of Four Cytological Forms of Anopheles nigerrimus (Hyrcanus Group) in Thailand and Cambodia
Siripan Songsawatkiat, Visut Baimai, Atiporn Saeung, Sorawat Thongsahuan, Yasushi Otsuka, Wichai Srisuka, Wej Choochote
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Abstract

Thirteen isoline colonies of Anopheles nigerrimus were established from individual wild-caught females collected from cow-baited traps at locations in Thailand and Cambodia. Three types of X (X1, X2, X3) and 4 types of Y (Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4) chromosomes were recovered, according to differing amounts of extra heterochromatin. Four karyotypic forms were designed depending upon apparently distinct figures of X and Y chromosomes, i.e., Form A (X1, X2, X3, Y1), B (X2, X3, Y2), C (X1, Y3), and D (X3, Y4). Forms C and D were new metaphase karyotypes discovered in this study. Form A appeared to be common in both Thailand and Cambodia. Forms B and D were found to be rather specific to southern and northeastern Thailand, respectively, whereas Form C was confined to Cambodia. Hybridization experiments among the eight isoline colonies, which were representative of four karyotypic forms of An. nigerrimus, demonstrated genetic compatibility in giving viable progenies and synaptic salivary gland polytene chromosomes through F2-generations. These results elucidated the conspecific relationship, comprising four cytological forms within this taxon. Supportive evidence was confirmed further by very low intraspecific sequence variations (average genetic distance = 0.002–0.007) of the nucleotide sequences in ribosomal DNA [second internal transcribed spacer (ITS2)] and mitochondrial DNA [cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) and subunit II (COII)].

Siripan Songsawatkiat, Visut Baimai, Atiporn Saeung, Sorawat Thongsahuan, Yasushi Otsuka, Wichai Srisuka, and Wej Choochote "Cytogenetic, Hybridization and Molecular Evidence of Four Cytological Forms of Anopheles nigerrimus (Hyrcanus Group) in Thailand and Cambodia," Journal of Vector Ecology 38(2), 266-276, (1 December 2013). https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1948-7134.2013.12040.x
Received: 18 February 2013; Accepted: 1 April 2013; Published: 1 December 2013
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KEYWORDS
Anopheles nigerrimus
COI
COII
hybridization experiments
ITS2
metaphase karyotypes
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