Absence of the kdr mutation in the molecular 'M' form suggests different pyrethroid resistance mechanisms in the malaria vector mosquito Anopheles gambiae s.s.

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 420-422

  Awolola, T S ^a,b   Brooke, B D ^b   Koekemoer, L L ^b   Coetzee, M ^b  

^a NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; Molecular forms; Pyrethroid kdr resistance

Indexed keywords

DELTAMETHRIN; DNA; INSECTICIDE; PERMETHRIN; PYRETHROID;

DISEASE VECTOR; MALARIA; MOSQUITO; PEST RESISTANCE; PYRETHROID;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; MALARIA; MOSQUITO; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; INSECT VECTORS; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; INSECTICIDES; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; MUTATION; NITRILES; PERMETHRIN; PYRETHRINS;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0038341897     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2003.01034.x     Document Type: Article

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