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A single multiplex assay to identify major malaria vectors within the African Anopheles funestus and the Oriental An. minimus groups.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Jun 2004
Garros Claire, Koekemoer Lizette L, Coetzee Maureen, Coosemans Marc, Manguin Sylvie
Abstract excerpt
The African Anopheles funestus and the Oriental An. minimus groups are closely related and composed of major malaria vectors in Africa and Southeast Asia, respectively. None of the species of either the An. funestus or the An. minimus group can be identified with absolute certainty using the adult morphology. Polymorphisms present on the internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) of ribosomal DNA allowed the...
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