Influence of breeding sites features on genetic differentiation of Aedes aegypti populations analyzed on a local scale in Phnom Penh Municipality of Cambodia.

Christophe Paupy (1) , Ngan Chantha (2) , Karine Huber (3) , Nicolas Lecoz (3) , Jean-Marc Reynes (4) , Francois Rodhain (5) , Anna-Bella Failloux (3)

1 Institut Pasteur de Nouvelle-Calédonie
2 CNM - National Center of Parasitology
3 Insectes et Maladies Infectieuses
4 Institut Pasteur du Cambodge
5 Ecole Pasteurienne d'Infectiologie

This study analyzed genetic differentiation of 20 Aedes aegypti populations collected along a street in Phnom Penh Municipality of Cambodia. Using allozyme and microsatellite variations, we demonstrated that populations were differentiated and the pattern of differentiation was dependent on the type of breeding sites. Moreover, insecticide treatments with temephos mostly affect the population functioning of discarded containers. Low gene flow detected could limit the natural diffusion of resistant populations that might instead take advantage of human displacements to spread.

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Microbiology and Parasitology

Christophe Paupy, Ngan Chantha, Karine Huber, Nicolas Lecoz, Jean-Marc Reynes, et al.. Influence of breeding sites features on genetic differentiation of Aedes aegypti populations analyzed on a local scale in Phnom Penh Municipality of Cambodia.. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2004, 71 (1), pp.73-81. ⟨10.4269/ajtmh.2004.71.73⟩. ⟨pasteur-01702881⟩