Identification of blood meal of field caught Aedes aegypti (L.) by multiplex PCR

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 43-47

  Siriyasatien, Padet ^a   Pengsakul, Theerakamol ^b   Kittichai, Veerayuth ^a   Phumee, Atchara ^a   Kaewsaitiam, Sakchai ^a   Thavara, Usavadee ^b   Tawatsin, Apiwat ^b   Asavadachanukorn, Preecha ^a   Mulla, Mir S ^c  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Blood meal; Multiplex PCR

Indexed keywords

EID: 76949104272     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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