PCR-based methods for identification of species of the Anopheles minimus group: Allele-specific amplification and single-strand conformation polymorphism

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 265-273

  Sharpe, R G ^a   Hims, M M ^a   Harbach, R E ^b   Butlin, R K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allele specific PCR; Anopheles minimus group; Cryptic species; Molecular systematics; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR); Ribosomal DNA; Single strand conformation polymorphism; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; HETEROZYGOSITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CATTLE; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENES, INSECT; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 28S;

ANOPHELES MINIMUS; INSECTA; MINIMUS GROUP; VARUNA;

EID: 0033167026     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2915.1999.00178.x     Document Type: Article

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