Investigation of the Aedes (Stegomyia) flavopictus Complex (Diptera: Culicidae) in Japan by Sequence Analysis of the Internal Transcribed Spacers of Ribosomal DNA

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 461-468

  Toma, Takako ^a,b   Miyagi, Ichiro ^a,b   Crabtree, Mary B ^a   Miller, Barry R ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aedes flavopictus; Aedes flavopictus downsi; Aedes flavopictus miyarai; Japan; Phylogenetic tree; Ribosomal DNA

Indexed keywords

AEDES FLAVOPICTUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENETICS; JAPAN; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY;

AEDES; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; FEMALE; JAPAN; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0036580969     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-39.3.461     Document Type: Article

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