A multiplex PCR assay for the identification of five species of the Anopheles barbirostris complex in Thailand

Abstract excerpt

BACKGROUND: The Barbirostris Complex comprises six formally described species that cannot be differentiated based on morphology alone. Out of these six species, two have been reported as putative malaria vectors, An. campestris and An. wejchoochotei. Five species are present in Thailand, An. barbirostris, An. campestris, An. dissidens, An. saeungae and An. wejchoochotei, while An. vanderwulpi occurs in Indonesia....

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
• Share to Malaria Research and Control
• Share to Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment