rDNA-ITS2 identification of Anopheles pulcherrimus (Diptera: Culicidae): Genetic differences and phylogenetic relation with other Iranian vectors and its implications for malaria control

Iranian Biomedical Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-6

  Djadid, Navid Dinparast ^a   Sanati, Mohammad Hossein ^b   Zare, Mohammad ^c   Hassanzehi, Abdolghaffar ^d  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF IRAN   (Iran)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION   (Iran)

^d ZAHEDAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anopheles pulcherrimus; Molecular identification; rDNA ITS2

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; RIBOSOME DNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES CULICIFACIES; ANOPHELES FLUVIATILIS; ANOPHELES PULCHERRIMUS; ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; ECOLOGY; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; IRAN; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VECTOR; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES;

ANIMALIA; ANOPHELES CULICIFACIES; ANOPHELES FLUVIATILIS; ANOPHELES PULCHERRIMUS; CULICIDAE; CULICIFACIES SPECIES COMPLEX; DIPTERA; INSECTA; IRANIA;

EID: 0037946846     PISSN: 1028852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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