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Molecular Identification of Species Belonging to Culex vishnui Subgroup (Diptera: Culicidae), Vectors of Japanese Encephalitis Virus, in Taiwan.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 6 Nov 2024
Chung Han-Hsuan, Chen Tien-Huang, Wang Pei-Feng, Tsuda Yoshio, Teng Hwa-Jen, Chen Shiu-Ling
Abstract excerpt
Classification of mosquitoes with overlapping features remains problematic when using traditional morphological identification alone. In this study, we used molecular methods to elucidate the taxonomic status of Culex tritaeniorhynchus, Culex annulus, and Culex pseudovishnui species as vectors of the Japanese encephalitis virus belonging to the Culex vishnui subgroup and gene flow among them. In this study, 76,...
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