Electrophoretic and DNA identification of Anopheles bwambae and A. gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae) in western Uganda

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 111-117

  Charalambous, M ^a   Townson, H ^b   Harbach, R E ^a   Mukwaya, L G ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UGANDA VIRUS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ALLOENZYME; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOTE; OCTANOL DEHYDROGENASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBOSOMAL DNA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UGANDA;

IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MOSQUITO;

UGANDA;

ANOPHELES BWAMBAE; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 0033034605     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0007485399000188     Document Type: Article

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