Sequence analysis of the second internal transcribed spacer of ribosomal DNA in Anopheles oswaldoi (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 679-684

  Marrelli, Mauro T ^a   Malafronte, Rosely S ^a   Flores Mendoza, Carmen ^b   Lourenço De Oliveira, Ricardo ^b   Kloetzel, Judith K ^a   Marinotti, Osvaldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) oswaldoi; Cryptic species; Malaria vector; Ribosomal DNA; Second internal transcribed spacer

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES KONDERI; ANOPHELES OSWALDOI; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; OSWALDOI;

RIBOSOME DNA;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SOUTH AMERICA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0033220024     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/36.6.679     Document Type: Article

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