Myiasis caused by Dermatobia hominis in Mexico: Morphological and molecular identification using the cytochrome oxidase I gene

Fernando Martínez-Hernández, Maria Elisa Vega-Memije, Guiehdani Villalobos, Diego Perez-Rojas, Daniel Asz-Sigall, Nancy Rivas, Ricardo Alejandre, Pablo Maravilla, Mirza Romero Valdovinos

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Abstract

Myiasis caused by Dermatobia hominis, the human botfly, is frequent in the Americas, however, scarce morphological and molecular information exist regarding this dipteran. We describe three cases in urban areas of Mexico were D. hominis is not endemic. Morphological and genetic identification were performed using the cytochrome oxidase I as a molecular marker. The mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I gene is useful for inferring the genetic divergence of D. hominis.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere45
JournalRevista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
Volume61
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019

Keywords

  • Cytochrome oxidase I (coxI)
  • Dermatobia hominis
  • Mitochondrial genes
  • Molecular markers
  • Myiasis

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