Molecular characterization and species identification of the Anopheles dirus and An. minimus complexes in north-east India using r-DNA ITS-2

Acta Tropica

Volumn 100, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 156-161

  Prakash, Anil ^c   Walton, C ^b   Bhattacharyya, D R ^a   Loughlin, Samantha O' ^b   Mohapatra, P K ^b   Mahanta, J ^a  

^a REGIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Anopheles baimaii; Anopheles minimus; Molecular identification; North east India; r DNA ITS2

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 2; RIBOSOME DNA;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; MALARIA; MOSQUITO; SIBLING;

ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES BAIMAII; ANOPHELES DIRUS; ANOPHELES MINIMUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA SEQUENCE; INDIA; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES COMPOSITION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; GENES, INSECT; INDIA; INSECT VECTORS; MALARIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ARUNACHAL PRADESH; ASIA; ASSAM; EURASIA; INDIA; MEGHALAYA; NAGALAND; SOUTH ASIA;

ANOPHELES DIRUS; ANOPHELES MINIMUS;

EID: 33751503967     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2006.09.009     Document Type: Article

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