Trends in taxonomy of Chagas disease vectors (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae): from Linnaean to integrative taxonomy

KCC Alevi, J de Oliveira, D da Silva Rocha, C Galvão - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chagas disease is a neglected tropical disease caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma
cruzi and transmitted mainly by members of the subfamily Triatominae. There are currently …

Evolution, systematics, and biogeography of the Triatominae, vectors of Chagas disease

FA Monteiro, C Weirauch, M Felix, C Lazoski… - Advances in …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this chapter, we review and update current knowledge about the evolution, systematics,
and biogeography of the Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)—true bugs that feed …

Genome of Rhodnius prolixus, an insect vector of Chagas disease, reveals unique adaptations to hematophagy and parasite infection

RD Mesquita, RJ Vionette-Amaral… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Rhodnius prolixus not only has served as a model organism for the study of insect
physiology, but also is a major vector of Chagas disease, an illness that affects …

Genetics and evolution of triatomines: from phylogeny to vector control

S Gourbière, P Dorn, F Tripet, E Dumonteil - Heredity, 2012 - nature.com
Triatomines are hemipteran bugs acting as vectors of the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma
cruzi. This parasite causes Chagas disease, one of the major parasitic diseases in the …

High dynamics of rDNA cluster location in kissing bug holocentric chromosomes (Triatominae, Heteroptera)

Y Panzera, S Pita, MJ Ferreiro, I Ferrandis… - … and Genome Research, 2012 - karger.com
In this paper, we determine by fluorescent in situ hybridization the variability in the
chromosomal location of 45S rDNA clusters in 38 species belonging to 7 genera of the …

Satellitome Analysis of Rhodnius prolixus, One of the Main Chagas Disease Vector Species

EE Montiel, F Panzera, T Palomeque, P Lorite… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The triatomine Rhodnius prolixus is the main vector of Chagas disease in countries such as
Colombia and Venezuela, and the first kissing bug whose genome has been sequenced …

High chromosomal mobility of r DNA clusters in holocentric chromosomes of Triatominae, vectors of Chagas disease (Hemiptera‐Reduviidae)

S Pita, P Lorite, A Cuadrado, Y Panzera… - Medical and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The subfamily Triatominae (Hemiptera‐Reduviidae) includes more than 150 blood‐
sucking species, potential vectors of the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, causative agent of …

Comparative repeatome analysis on Triatoma infestans Andean and Non-Andean lineages, main vector of Chagas disease

S Pita, F Panzera, P Mora, J Vela, A Cuadrado… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Triatoma infestans is the most important Chagas disease vector in South America. Two main
evolutionary lineages, named Andean and non-Andean, have been recognized by …

New arrangements on several species subcomplexes of Triatoma genus based on the chromosomal position of ribosomal genes (Hemiptera-Triatominae)

S Pita, P Lorite, J Nattero, C Galvão, KCC Alevi… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The hemipteran subfamily Triatominae includes 150 blood-sucking species, vectors of
Chagas disease. By far the most specious genus is Triatoma, assembled in groups …

Chromosome structure and evolution of Triatominae: A review

F Panzera, S Pita, P Lorite - Triatominae-The Biology of Chagas Disease …, 2021 - Springer
The subfamily Triatominae, vectors of Chagas disease, represents one of the most
cytogenetically studied subfamilies within the true bugs. To date, the chromosome numbers …