High-Resolution Melting (HRM) of the Cytochrome B Gene : A Powerful Approach to Identify Blood-Meal Sources in Chagas Disease Vectors

ABSTRACT: Methods to determine blood-meal sources of hematophagous Triatominae bugs (Chagas disease vectors) are serological or based on PCR employing species-specific primers or heteroduplex analysis, but these are expensive, inaccurate, or problematic when the insect has fed on more than one speci...