2017
Multiple evolutionary origins of Trypanosoma evansi in Kenya
Kamidi CM, Saarman NP, Dion K, Mireji PO, Ouma C, Murilla G, Aksoy S, Schnaufer A, Caccone A. Multiple evolutionary origins of Trypanosoma evansi in Kenya. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2017, 11: e0005895. PMID: 28880965, PMCID: PMC5605091, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005895.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT. brucei strainsDifferent genetic backgroundsEvolutionary originGenetic diversityBrucei strainsMultiple evolutionary originsGenetic backgroundTsetse fly vectorT. evansiLethal human diseaseIndependent originsPolymorphic microsatellitesT. bruceiEvansi isolatesGenetic unitsHuman diseasesObligate linkBruceiEvansi strainsT. brucei bruceiTsetse fliesFly vectorsFliesDiversityBrucei bruceiGenetic diversity and population structure of the tsetse fly Glossina fuscipes fuscipes (Diptera: Glossinidae) in Northern Uganda: Implications for vector control
Opiro R, Saarman NP, Echodu R, Opiyo EA, Dion K, Halyard A, Dunn AW, Aksoy S, Caccone A. Genetic diversity and population structure of the tsetse fly Glossina fuscipes fuscipes (Diptera: Glossinidae) in Northern Uganda: Implications for vector control. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2017, 11: e0005485. PMID: 28453513, PMCID: PMC5425221, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnimal African trypanosomiasisGenetic clustersEffective population size estimatesLake KyogaRecent population bottleneckMitochondrial DNA markersDistinct genetic clustersPolymorphic microsatellite lociNile drainagePopulation size estimatesGenetic structurePopulation bottlenecksMain haplogroupsGenetic diversityMicrosatellite lociGenetic assignmentDNA markersPopulation structureMtDNA analysisGenetic admixtureSampling sitesGenetic unitsMost populationsTrypanosoma parasitesHuman African trypanosomiasis
1999
Origin and evolutionary relationships of giant Galápagos tortoises
Caccone A, Gibbs J, Ketmaier V, Suatoni E, Powell J. Origin and evolutionary relationships of giant Galápagos tortoises. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1999, 96: 13223-13228. PMID: 10557302, PMCID: PMC23929, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.96.23.13223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGiant Galápagos tortoisesLonesome GeorgeGalápagos tortoisesDistinct genetic unitsMitochondrial DNA sequencesMainland South AmericaSouth AmericaEvolutionary relationshipsPhylogenetic reconstructionSeparate colonizationsSouthern subspeciesPinta IslandChaco tortoisesDNA sequencesGalápagos IslandsClosest livingG. chilensisGenetic unitsSubspeciesCharles DarwinTortoisesLarge islandsSan CristobalChilensisLast survivor