Molecular (Sub) grouping of endosymbiont Wolbachia infection among mosquitoes of Taiwan

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 677-683

  Tsai, Kun Hsien ^a   Lien, Jih Ching ^b   Huang, Chin Gi ^a   Wu, Wen Jer ^a   Chen, Wei June ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Endosymbiont; Mosquito; Tissue tropism; Wolbachia

Indexed keywords

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ANIMALIA; ARMIGERES SUBALBATUS; ARTHROPODA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); WOLBACHIA;

EID: 3342901173     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.677     Document Type: Article

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