Confirmation of Two Sibling Species among Anopheles fluviatilis Mosquitoes in South and Southeastern Iran by Analysis of Cytochrome Oxidase I Gene

Background: Anopheles fluviatilis, one of the major malaria vectors in Iran, is assumed to be a complex of sibling species. The aim of this study was to evaluate Cytochrome oxidase I (COI) gene alongside 28S-D3 as a diagnostic tool for identification of An. fluviatilis sibling species in Iran. Meth...

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Main Authors: SaiedReza Naddaf, MohammadAli Oshaghi, Hassan Vatandoost
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2015-10-01
Series:Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases
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Online Access:https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/view/169