2011
Phylogenetics of the Phlebotomine Sand Fly Group Verrucarum (Diptera: Psychodidae: Lutzomyia)
Cohnstaedt LW, Beati L, Caceres AG, Ferro C, Munstermann LE. Phylogenetics of the Phlebotomine Sand Fly Group Verrucarum (Diptera: Psychodidae: Lutzomyia). American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2011, 84: 913-922. PMID: 21633028, PMCID: PMC3110367, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterspecific genetic variabilityVerrucarum species groupVerrucarum groupParaphyletic lineagesMonophyletic lineageCOI sequencesPhylogenetic relationshipsSpecies groupsTaxonomic statusPhylogenetic analysisIntraspecific variabilityGenetic variabilityTaxonomic toolGenetic sequencesSpeciesLutzomyia verrucarumGenus LutzomyiaLineagesSouth AmericaVerrucarumAndean regionPrincipal vectorLutzomyiaMorphological classificationSequenceLeishmania (Viannia) Infection in the Domestic Dog in Chaparral, Colombia
Santaella J, Ocampo CB, Saravia NG, Méndez F, Góngora R, Gomez MA, Munstermann LE, Quinnell RJ. Leishmania (Viannia) Infection in the Domestic Dog in Chaparral, Colombia. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2011, 84: 674-680. PMID: 21540374, PMCID: PMC3083732, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous leishmaniasisSkin biopsy specimensHuman cutaneous leishmaniasisReservoirs of LeishmaniaEnzyme-linked immunosorbentAmerican cutaneous leishmaniasisPrevalence of infectionBiopsy specimensLeishmania infectionRisk factorsCanine infectionLeishmania guyanensisBuffy coatL. braziliensisDogsInfectionLeishmaniasisPeridomestic transmissionL. guyanensisPositive resultsBlottingMore testsDomestic dogsGuyanensisBiopsy
2001
Wolbachia Infections of Phlebotomine Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae)
Ono M, Braig H, Munstermann L, Ferro C, O’NeilL S. Wolbachia Infections of Phlebotomine Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae). Journal Of Medical Entomology 2001, 38: 237-241. PMID: 11296829, DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-38.2.237.Peer-Reviewed Original Research