Polymorphism of the ITS-2 region of the ribosomal DNA of the Triatominae Rhodnius domesticus, R. pictipes, R. prolixus and R. stali

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 353-357

  Naegele, M P ^a   Da Costa, P I ^a   Da Rosa, J A ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Endonucleases; ITS 2; PCR RFLP; Rhodnius; Triatominae

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA;

DNA FINGERPRINTING; ENZYME; GENETIC VARIATION; INSECT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TAXONOMY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; RHODNIUS;

ANIMALS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RHODNIUS;

HEMIPTERA; REDUVIIDAE; RHODNIUS; RHODNIUS DOMESTICUS; RHODNIUS PICTIPES; RHODNIUS PROLIXUS; RHODNIUS STALI; TRIATOMINAE;

EID: 33845671874     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: 13652915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2006.00641.x     Document Type: Article

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