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SUBMITTER: Zhao M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4261604 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhao Minghui M Dong Yande Y Ran Xin X Guo Xiaoxia X Xing Dan D Zhang Yingmei Y Yan Ting T Zhu Xiaojuan X Su Jianxin J Zhang Hengduan H Wang Gang G Hou Wenjun W Wu Zhiming Z Li Chunxiao C Zhao Tongyan T
Parasites & vectors 20140815
<h4>Background</h4>Pesticide resistance due to sodium channel point mutations has been well documented in many mosquito species.<h4>Methods</h4>We tested the resistance of six, wild, Chinese populations of the mosquito Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus to deltamethrin and cyhalothrin. The full length of the sodium channel gene was cloned and sequenced from a pooled sample of mosquitoes from each population.<h4>Results</h4>Seven amino acid alterations were found (V250M, R436K, M943V, I973T, L1035F, ...[more]