Article
Development of a species-diagnostic polymerase chain reaction assay for the identification of Culex vectors of St. Louis encephalitis virus based on interspecies sequence variation in ribosomal DNA spacers.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Jul 1995
Crabtree M B, Savage H M, Miller B R
Abstract excerpt
Culex pipiens complex mosquitoes (Cx. p. pipiens and Cx. p. quinquefasciatus) are among the principal vectors of St. Louis encephalitis (SLE) virus in the eastern United States; Cx. restuans and Cx. salinarius play secondary roles in the transmission and maintenance of the virus cycle. Accurate i...
Topics
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Culex
- DNA Primers
- DNA, Ribosomal
- Encephalitis Virus, St. Louis
- Genetic Variation
- Insect Vectors
- Male
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Species Specificity