Molecular variation and distribution of anopheles fluviatilis (diptera: Culicidae) complex in Iran

Korean Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 231-236

  Naddaf, Saied Reza ^a   Razavi, Mohammad Reza ^a   Bahramali, Golnaz ^a  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF IRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anopheles fluviatilis; Distribution; Iran; Molecular variation; Ribosomal dna; Sibling species

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 2; RIBOSOME DNA;

ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES FLUVIATILIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAPLOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; INSECT GENETICS; IRAN; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; GENETIC VARIATION; INSECT VECTORS; IRAN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 28S; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ANOPHELES FLUVIATILIS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 78149373131     PISSN: 00234001     EISSN: 17380006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2010.48.3.231     Document Type: Article

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