Isolation of a cluster esterase genes associated with organophosphate resistance in Lucilia cuprina

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 211-216

  Newcomb, R D ^a,b,c   East, P D ^a   Russell, R J ^a   Oakeshott, J G ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Esterase; Lucilia cuprina; Multigene family; Organophosphate resistance

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ESTERASE; INSECTICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; FLY; GENETICS; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DIPTERA; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ESTERASES; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; INSECTICIDES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0030210634     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.1996.tb00056.x     Document Type: Article

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