Genetic structure of the malaria vector Anopheles superpictus in Iran using mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase (COI and COII) and morphologic markers: A new species complex?

Acta Tropica

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 241-248

  Oshaghi, M A ^a   Shemshad, Kh ^a   Yaghobi Ershadi, M R ^a   Pedram, M ^a   Vatandoost, H ^a   Abaie, M R ^a   Akbarzadeh, K ^a   Mohtarami, F ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anopheles superpictus; Iran; Malaria; mtDNA COI COII; PCR RFLP

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASE VECTOR; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; MALARIA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOSQUITO; SPECIES COMPLEX;

ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES SUPERPICTUS; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAPLOTYPE; IRAN; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BASE SEQUENCE; DISEASE VECTORS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALARIA; MITOCHONDRIA; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

ANOPHELES SUPERPICTUS;

EID: 34047174801     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2007.02.006     Document Type: Article

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