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Phenotypic and genotypic profile of pyrethroid resistance in populations of the mosquito Aedes aegypti from Goiânia, Central West Brazil.
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 1 Jan 2000
Chapadense Francesca Guaracyaba Garcia, Fernandes Everton Kort Kamp, Lima José Bento Pereira, Martins Ademir Jesus, Silva Luana Carrara, Rocha Welington Tristão da, Santos Adelair Helena Dos, Cravo Pedro
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: The mosquito Aedes aegypti has evolved resistance to pyrethroid insecticides. The present study evaluated Ae. aegypti from Goiânia for the resistant phenotype and for mutations associated with resistance. METHODS: Insecticide dose-response bioassays were conducted on mosquitoes descended from field-collected eggs, and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to genotype 90 individuals at sites...
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