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Molecular ecology of pyrethroid knockdown resistance in Culex pipiens pallens mosquitoes.
PloS one - 21 Jul 2010
Chen Lin, Zhong Daibin, Zhang Donghui, Shi Linna, Zhou Guofa, Gong Maoqing, Zhou Huayun, Sun Yan, Ma Lei, He Ji, Hong Shanchao, Zhou Dan, Xiong Chunrong, Chen Chen, Zou Ping, Zhu Changliang, Yan Guiyun
Abstract excerpt
Pyrethroid insecticides have been extensively used in China and worldwide for public health pest control. Accurate resistance monitoring is essential to guide the rational use of insecticides and resistance management. Here we examined the nucleotide diversity of the para-sodium channel gene, which confers knockdown resistance (kdr) in Culex pipiens pallens mosquitoes in China. The sequence analysis of the...
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