Molecular Characterization of Laboratory Reared Glossina palpalis palpalis and Glossina morsitans submorsitans Populations in Nigeria
Christopher U Orji1*, Ignatius O Onyeocha2, Steven S Shaida3, Peter M Dede4, Bitrus Yakubu5, Elijah E Ella6 and Pam D Luka5
1Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, National Biotechnology Development Agency, Abuja, Nigeria; 2Department of Biotechnology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria; 3Vector and Parasitology Studies Department, Nigerian Institute for Trypanosomiasis (and Onchocerciasis) Research (NITR), Kaduna, Nigeria; 4Pan African Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Eradication Campaign (PATTEC), Nigerian Institute for Trypanosomiasis (and Onchocerciasis) Research (NITR), Kaduna, Nigeria; 5Applied Molecular Biology Division, Nigerian Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI), Vom, Jos, Nigeria; 6Department of Microbiology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
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Figure 1
Amplification of a 400bp fragment of COII for 10 Glossina palpalis palpalis
Figure 2
Amplification of a 500 bp fragment of CytB gene for 10 Glossina palpalis palpalis
Figure 3
Neighbour joining tree based on sequences of three species
Figure 4
Neighbour joining tree based on sequences of four species