Use of an Allele-specific polymerase chain reaction assay to genotype pyrethroid resistant strains of Boophilus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 44-50

  Guerrero, Felix D ^a   Davey, Ronald B ^a   Miller, Robert J ^a,b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Navy Dis Vec Ecol and Contr Ctr   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic; Mutation; Polymerase chain reaction; Resistance mechanism; Sodium channel

Indexed keywords

PYRETHROID; SODIUM CHANNEL;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; METHODOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TICK;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; GENOTYPE; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PYRETHRINS; SODIUM CHANNELS; TICKS;

EID: 0035234121     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-38.1.44     Document Type: Article

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