Characterization of amplified esterase Estβ12 associated with organophosphate resistance in a multi-resistant population of the mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus from Cuba

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 187-191

  Small, G J ^a   Karunaratne, S H P P ^b   Hemingway, J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Carboxylesterase; Insecticide; Kinetics; Mosquito

Indexed keywords

ESTERASE; INSECTICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CUBA; CULEX; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETICS; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CUBA; CULEX; ESTERASES; GENE AMPLIFICATION; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; INSECTICIDES; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS;

ANIMALIA; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS;

EID: 0032053141     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2915.1998.00100.x     Document Type: Article

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