2006
Genetic differentiation between the BAMAKO and SAVANNA chromosomal forms of Anopheles gambiae as indicated by amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis.
SLOTMAN M, MENDEZ M, Torre A, Dolo G, TOURÉ Y, Caccone A. Genetic differentiation between the BAMAKO and SAVANNA chromosomal forms of Anopheles gambiae as indicated by amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2006, 74: 641-8. PMID: 16606999, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2006.74.641.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChromosomal formsAnopheles gambiaeSavanna chromosomal formsRibosomal DNA locusFragment length polymorphism (AFLP) primer combinationsPolymorphism primer combinationsGenetic differentiationGene flowDNA lociAFLP analysisFragment length polymorphism analysisPrimer combinationsMolecular markersDiagnostic differencesRecent originLength polymorphism analysisSavannaGambiaePolymorphism analysisMain vectorSympatryGenomeLociDifferentiationMopti
2002
Genetic Differentiation in the African Malaria Vector, Anopheles gambiae s.s., and the Problem of Taxonomic Status
Gentile G, della Torre A, Maegga B, Powell J, Caccone A. Genetic Differentiation in the African Malaria Vector, Anopheles gambiae s.s., and the Problem of Taxonomic Status. Genetics 2002, 161: 1561-1578. PMID: 12196401, PMCID: PMC1462204, DOI: 10.1093/genetics/161.4.1561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRDNA typesIntergenic spacerChromosomal formsNominal speciesSavanna chromosomal formsSingle panmictic unitSingle nominal speciesInsecticide resistance genesAreas of sympatryAnopheles gambiae complexDistinct sequencesGambiae s.African malaria vectorsA. gambiae s.Genetic differentiationITS allelesGenetic discontinuityGenetic isolationPanmictic unitTaxonomic statusChromosome armsGeographic rangeRDNA regionComplete linkage disequilibriumAutosomal inversions
2001
Attempts to molecularly distinguish cryptic taxa in Anopheles gambiae s.s.
Gentile G, Slotman M, Ketmaier V, Powell J, Caccone A. Attempts to molecularly distinguish cryptic taxa in Anopheles gambiae s.s. Insect Molecular Biology 2001, 10: 25-32. PMID: 11240634, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.2001.00237.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRibosomal DNAChromosomal formsRDNA typesIntergenic spacerRestricted gene flowSingle taxonomic unitRDNA intergenic spacerCryptic taxaMitochondrial genomeGene flowReproductive isolationGenetic discontinuityPolytene chromosomesTaxonomic unitsAnalysis of inversionsITS typesNucleotide sitesAnopheles gambiaeNew taxonAnopheles gambiae s.Type IGenomeTaxaGambiae s.São Tomé