Identification of four vectors of human Plasmodium spp. by multiplex PCR: Anopheles rangeli, An. strodei, An. triannulatus, and An. trinkae (Diptera: Culicidae: Nyssorhynchus)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1111-1115

  Fritz, G N ^a   Engman, S ^b   Rodriguez, R ^c   Wilkerson, R C ^d  

^a EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^c Ministerio de Salud Y Prevision Social   (Bolivia)

^d WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

An. rangeli; An. strodei; An. triannulatus; An. trinkae; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES RANGELI; ANOPHELES STRODEI; ANOPHELES TRIANNULATUS; ANOPHELES TRINKAE; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; NYSSORHYNCHUS; PLASMODIUM;

PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITOLOGY; PLASMODIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; NEW MEXICO; PLASMODIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 10044252046     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-41.6.1111     Document Type: Article

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