Novel mutations on the ace-1 gene of the malaria vector Anopheles albimanus provide evidence for balancing selection in an area of high insecticide resistance in Peru

BACKGROUND: Resistance to multiple classes of insecticides has been detected in the malaria vector Anopheles albimanus in northwest Peru. Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) insensitivity has previously been associated with resistance to organophosphate (OP) and carbamate (CA) insecticides in arthropods. A...

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Autores principales: Liebman, Kelly A, Pinto, Jesus, Valle, Jorge, Palomino, Miriam, Vizcaino, Lucrecia, Brogdon, William, Lenhart, Audrey
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4340496/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25889700
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-015-0599-1

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