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Local adaptation and vector-mediated population structure in Plasmodium vivax malaria.
- Source :
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Molecular biology and evolution [Mol Biol Evol] 2008 Jun; Vol. 25 (6), pp. 1245-52. Date of Electronic Publication: 2008 Apr 02. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- Plasmodium vivax in southern Mexico exhibits different infectivities to 2 local mosquito vectors, Anopheles pseudopunctipennis and Anopheles albimanus. Previous work has tied these differences in mosquito infectivity to variation in the central repeat motif of the malaria parasite's circumsporozoite (csp) gene, but subsequent studies have questioned this view. Here we present evidence that P. vivax in southern Mexico comprised 3 genetic populations whose distributions largely mirror those of the 2 mosquito vectors. Additionally, laboratory colony feeding experiments indicate that parasite populations are most compatible with sympatric mosquito species. Our results suggest that reciprocal selection between malaria parasites and mosquito vectors has led to local adaptation of the parasite. Adaptation to local vectors may play an important role in generating population structure in Plasmodium. A better understanding of coevolutionary dynamics between sympatric mosquitoes and parasites will facilitate the identification of molecular mechanisms relevant to disease transmission in nature and provide crucial information for malaria control.
- Subjects :
- Animals
Anopheles pathogenicity
Disease Transmission, Infectious
Gene Flow
Genetic Variation
Genome, Protozoan
Insect Vectors pathogenicity
Microsatellite Repeats
Plasmodium vivax physiology
Population genetics
Selection, Genetic
Adaptation, Biological genetics
Anopheles parasitology
Evolution, Molecular
Insect Vectors parasitology
Malaria, Vivax parasitology
Plasmodium vivax genetics
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1537-1719
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Molecular biology and evolution
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 18385220
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msn073