SSCP Analysis of scnDNA for Genetic Profiling of Aedes aegypti

Jacklyn Wong Department of Entomology, University of California, Davis, California; Centre for Applied Entomology and Parasitology, Keele University, Staffordshire, United Kingdom; The W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, and The Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California

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Frédéric Tripet Department of Entomology, University of California, Davis, California; Centre for Applied Entomology and Parasitology, Keele University, Staffordshire, United Kingdom; The W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, and The Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California

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Jason L. Rasgon Department of Entomology, University of California, Davis, California; Centre for Applied Entomology and Parasitology, Keele University, Staffordshire, United Kingdom; The W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, and The Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California

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Gregory C. Lanzaro Department of Entomology, University of California, Davis, California; Centre for Applied Entomology and Parasitology, Keele University, Staffordshire, United Kingdom; The W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, and The Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California

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Thomas W. Scott Department of Entomology, University of California, Davis, California; Centre for Applied Entomology and Parasitology, Keele University, Staffordshire, United Kingdom; The W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, and The Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California

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We characterized genetic profiling markers for Aedes aegypti using single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis of single copy nuclear genes (scnDNA). Nucleotide variations at 18 loci were evaluated in 173 wild Ae. aegypti collected from a single population in northwestern Thailand. We identified seven scnDNAs with polymorphisms sufficient to determine a unique genetic profile for each mosquito examined. Six markers were derived from previously mapped cDNA loci. One marker was developed from a non-coding region of a gene. The number of alleles at each scnDNA locus ranged from 3 to 9. The described scnDNAs can be used to quickly fingerprint large numbers of Ae. aegypti to track the behavior of individual mosquitoes in the field.

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Reprint requests: Thomas W. Scott, Department of Entomology, University of California, Davis, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, E-mail: twscott@ucdavis.edu.
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