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Over expression of a Cytochrome P450 (CYP6P9) in a Major African Malaria Vector, Anopheles Funestus, Resistant to Pyrethroids
30 Jan 2008
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Anopheles funestus Giles is one of the major African malaria vectors. It has previously been implicated in a major outbreak of malaria in KwaZulu/Natal, South Africa, during the period 1996 to 2000. The re-emergence of this vector was associated with monooxygenase-based resistance to pyrethroid insecticides. We have identified a gene from the monooxygenase CYP6 family, CYP6P9, which is over expressed in a...
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