DNA sequence analysis of the ribosomal DNA ITS2 region for the Anopheles punctulatus group of mosquitoes

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 381-390

  Beebe, Nigel W ^a   Ellis, J T ^a   Cooper, R D ^b   Saul, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN ARMY MALARIA INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anopheles; ITS2; Malaria; Mosquito; Punctulatus group; RDNA

Indexed keywords

ASIA; DISEASE CARRIER; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; RIBOSOMAL DNA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BASE COMPOSITION; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENES, INSECT; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANOPHELES PUNCTULATUS; INSECTA;

EID: 0033180060     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.1999.83127.x     Document Type: Article

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