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Rapid discrimination between Anopheles gambiae s.s. and Anopheles arabiensis by High-Resolution Melt (HRM) analysis.
Journal of biomolecular techniques : JBT - 1 Apr 2013
Zianni Michael R, Nikbakhtzadeh Mahmood R, Jackson Bryan T, Panescu Jenny, Foster Woodbridge A
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There is a need for more cost-effective options to more accurately discriminate among members of the Anopheles gambiae complex, particularly An. gambiae and Anopheles arabiensis. These species are morphologically indistinguishable in the adult stage, have overlapping distributions, but are behaviorally and ecologically different, yet both are efficient vectors of malaria in equatorial Africa. The method described...
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