Molecular Ecology Notes (2003) 3, 417-419

M. Weill, C. Severini, M.-L. Guillemin, C. Berticat, A. Berthomieu, F. Rousset and M. Raymond (2003)
Isolation and characterization of microsatellite DNA markers in the malaria vector Anopheles maculipennis
Molecular Ecology Notes 3 (3), 417-419
Abstract: The Anopheles maculipennis complex includes the most important malaria vectors of the western Palearctic. Anopheles maculipennis s.s., one member of this complex, is a reported vector in the Middle East. Here we describe the isolation of 15 microsatellite polymorphic loci from the An. maculipennis s.s. genome, displaying a high among individual diversity (0.37-0.77) in a sample from France. Three loci displayed a significant departure from Hardy-Weinberg proportions, suggesting a substantial frequency of null alleles. The remaining 12 loci are good candidates for further genetic studies in this species.
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Database assignments for author(s): Mylène Weill

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
molecular biology - genes

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Anopheles maculipennis		France