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First report of L1014F kdr mutation in Culex quinquefasciatus in Mexico.
Insect science - 1 Dec 2016
Ponce Gustavo, Sanchez Iram P, García Selene M, Torrado Jose M, Lozano-Fuentes Saúl, Lopez-Monroy Beatriz, Flores Adriana E
Abstract excerpt
The L1014F mutation in the voltage-sodium channel gene has been associated with resistance to DDT and pyrethroids in various arthropod species including mosquitoes. We determined the frequency of the L1014F kdr mutation in 16 field populations of Culex quinquefasciatus from Northeastern Mexico collected between 2008 and 2013. The L1014F was present in all populations analyzed with the lowest frequency (3.33%)...
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