Abstract:
Solenopsis invicta viruses (SINVs) were surveyed in samples collected in municipalities of São Paulo and Minas Gerais States, Brazil, using a multiplex RT-PCR method. Species identification was performed by mitochondrial COI gene sequencing. All three SINVs described in the US were detected in Brazil but with low prevalence. Detection of a highly divergent SINV-3 haplotype indicates that other variants might exist in Brazil and may have passed undetected by the primers employed. Predominance of S. saevissima in samples collected in the countryside contrasts with the predominance of S. invicta in São Paulo city.
A Survey For Solenopsis Invicta Viruses (Sinvs) in Brazil
Year: 2011
Keywords: multiplex rt-pcr, mtdna, positive strand rna virus
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