Stable, Germ-Line Transformation of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 701-710

  Allen, Margaret L ^a   O'Bhochta, David A ^b   Atkinson, Peter W ^a   Levesque, Cynthia S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Culex quinquefasciatus; Enhanced green fluorescent protein; Hermes transposable element; Mosquito; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CULEX; FEMALE; GENE; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; GERM CELL; HEAT SHOCK RESPONSE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; TRANSPOSON;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; CULEX; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; FEMALE; GENES, INSECT; GERM CELLS; HEAT-SHOCK RESPONSE; MALE; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0035463558     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-38.5.701     Document Type: Article

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