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Knockdown Resistance (kdr) Mutations in Indian Anopheles stephensi (Diptera: Culicidae) Populations.
Journal of medical entomology - 1 Mar 2016
Dykes Cherry L, Das Manoj K, Eapen Alex, Batra Chandra P, Ghosh Susanta K, Vijayan V A, Mishra Shobhna, Singh Om P
Abstract excerpt
Knockdown resistance (kdr) in insects resulting from mutation(s) in the voltage-gated sodium channel (VGSC) gene is one of the mechanisms of resistance against DDT and the pyrethroid group of insecticides. Earlier, we reported the presence of two classic kdr mutations, i.e., L1014F and L1014S in Anopheles stephensi Liston, a major Indian malaria vector affecting mainly urban areas. This report presents the...
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