Rapid assay to identify the two genetic forms of Culex (Culex) pipiens L. (Diptera: Culicidae) and hybrid populations

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 251-255

  Bahnck, Carolyn M ^b   Fonseca, Dina M ^a  

^a ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA; MICROSATELLITE DNA; PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; CULEX; CULEX PIPIENS; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FLY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; STATISTICS;

CULEX PIPIENS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

5' FLANKING REGION; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CULEX; DNA PRIMERS; GEOGRAPHY; INSECT VECTORS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; STATISTICS;

EID: 33748754462     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2006.75.2.0750251     Document Type: Article

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