Using capillary electrophoresis to identify Anopheline species in routine sampling sites.

ABSTRACT: In the Anopheles genus, various mosquito species are able to transmit the Plasmodium parasites responsible for malaria, while others are non-vectors. In an effort to better understand the biology of Anopheles species and to quantify transmission risk in an area, the identification of mosquito species collected in the field is an essential but problematic task. Morphological identification requires expertise and cannot be checked after processing samples in a destructive treatment, while sequencing of numerous samples is costly. Here, we introduce a method of Species identification via Simple Observation Coupled with Capillary Electrophoresis Technology (SOCCET). This molecular technique of species identification is based on precise determination of ITS2 length combined

SUBMITTER: Chabanol E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10933085 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature