A diagnostic polymerase chain reaction assay for species A and D of the Anopheles dirus (diptera: culicidae) species complex based on ribosomal DNA second internal transcribed spacer sequence

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 385-389

  Xu, Xiaochun ^a   Xu, Jiannong ^a,b   Qu, Fengyi ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anopheles dirus; Polymerase chain reaction; Ribosomal dNA; Second internal transcribed spacer; Species complex; Species diagnostic assay

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0032234144     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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