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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
First record of Culicoides oxystoma Kieffer and diversity of species within the Schultzei group of Culicoides Latreille (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) biting midges in Senegal
PLoS ONE, Volume 8, No. 12, Article e84316, Year 2013
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The Schultzei group of Culicoides Latreille (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) is distributed throughout Africa to northern Asia and Australasia and includes several potential vector species of livestock pathogens. The taxonomy of the species belonging to this species group is confounded by the wide geographical distribution and morphological variation exhibited by many species. In this work, morphological and molecular approaches were combined to assess the taxonomic validity of the species and morphological variants of the Schultzei group found in Senegal by comparing their genetic diversity with that of specimens from other geographical regions. The species list for Senegal was updated with four species: Culicoides kingi, C. oxystoma, C. enderleini and C. nevilli being recorded. This is the first record of C. oxystoma from Africa south of Sahara, and its genetic relationship with samples from Israel, Japan and Australia is presented. This work provides a basis for ecological studies of the seasonal and spatial dynamics of species of this species group that will contribute to better understanding of the epidemiology of the viruses they transmit. © 2013 Bakhoum et al.
Authors & Co-Authors
Bakhoum, Mame Thierno
Senegal, Dakar
Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles Dakar
Fall, Moussa L.
Senegal, Dakar
Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles Dakar
Fall, Assane Gueye
Senegal, Dakar
Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles Dakar
Bellis, Glenn
Unknown Affiliation
Gottlieb, Yuval
Israel, Jerusalem
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Labuschagne, Karien
South Africa, Onderstepoort
Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute
South Africa, Pretoria
University of Pretoria
Venter, Gert Johannes
South Africa, Onderstepoort
Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute
South Africa, Pretoria
University of Pretoria
Diop, Mariame
Senegal, Dakar
Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles Dakar
Mall, Iba
Senegal, Dakar
Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles Dakar
Seck, Momar Talla
Senegal, Dakar
Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles Dakar
Allène, Xavier
France, Montpellier
Inrae's Occitanie-montpellier Centre
Diarra, Maryam
Senegal, Dakar
Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles Dakar
Gardès, Laëtitia
France, Montpellier
Inrae's Occitanie-montpellier Centre
Bouyer, Je´re´my
Senegal, Dakar
Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles Dakar
France, Montpellier
Inrae's Occitanie-montpellier Centre
Delécolle, Jean Claude
France, Strasbourg
Université de Strasbourg
Balenghien, Thomas
France, Montpellier
Inrae's Occitanie-montpellier Centre
Garros, Claire
France, Montpellier
Inrae's Occitanie-montpellier Centre
Statistics
Citations: 45
Authors: 17
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1371/journal.pone.0084316
e-ISSN:
19326203
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Study Locations
Senegal