[Isoenzymatic studies of Mediterranean populations of sandflies of the subgenus Larroussius]

Parassitologia. 1991 Dec:33 Suppl:471-6.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Isoenzymes of hexokinase, phosphoglucomutase and glucosephosphate isomerase were examined, using agarose gel isoelectrofocusing, in populations of Phlebotomus ariasi (France), P. neglectus (Greece), P. perfilewi (Italy & Greece) and P. tobbi (Greece). Comparison between enzymatic profiles by numerical analysis separated Larroussius from Phlebotomus and Paraphlebotomus subgenera and brought together P. ariasi and P. neglectus. Nei genetic coefficients indicated similarities between populations of P. perfiliewi from Corfu and central Italy and between Corfuan and Cretan P. neglectus samples.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • France
  • Genetic Markers
  • Glucose-6-Phosphate Isomerase / analysis*
  • Greece
  • Hexokinase / analysis*
  • Isoenzymes / analysis*
  • Italy
  • Phlebotomus / classification*
  • Phlebotomus / enzymology
  • Phosphoglucomutase / analysis*
  • Species Specificity

Substances

  • Genetic Markers
  • Isoenzymes
  • Hexokinase
  • Glucose-6-Phosphate Isomerase
  • Phosphoglucomutase