Microsatellite genotypes of Aedes japonicus collected in Belgium and Germany

Seven polymorphic microsatellite loci were scored in 292 specimens of Ae. japonicus collected in Belgium and Germany to investigate the population genetic structure of this invasive. The objectives of the study were to determine (i) if the mosquito specimens collected along the Belgian border were introduced from the nearby existing West German population, and (ii) if the population at Natoye (Belgium) resulted from a new introduction event and/or from a few undetected specimens that escaped elimination.

本研究对采自比利时与德国的292份日本伊蚊（Ae. japonicus）标本，开展了7个多态性微卫星位点（microsatellite loci）的分型检测，以解析该入侵蚊种的种群遗传结构。本研究的核心目标在于阐明两个科学问题：(i) 比利时边境采集的蚊类标本是否由邻近的西德现存种群扩散引入；(ii) 比利时纳托耶（Natoye）的种群是否起源于一次全新的入侵引入事件，或是由少量未被监测发现且逃过根除处理的个体所建立。