title: rDNA-ITS2 polymerase chain reaction assay for the sibling species of Anopheles fluviatilis.
abstract: Species-specific differences in the nucleotide sequences of the second internal transcribed spacer (ITS2) region of the ribosomal DNA (rDNA) were used to develop a diagnostic polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for two of the sibling species of the Anopheles fluviatilis complex, members of which are major vectors of malaria in central and northern parts of India. This assay consisted of a three primer reaction, which could amplify the DNA of both the species producing fragments of two distinct sizes, 350 bp for species X and 450 bp for species Y, respectively. The assay was found to be highly specific and sensitive.
authors.affiliation: Vector Control Research Centre (ICMR), Medical Complex, Indira Nagar, -605 006, Pondicherry, India. ammanonmani@yahoo.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Manonmani
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Townson
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Adeniran
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jambulingam
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sahu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vijayakumar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000737:chemistry; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel; D007194:India; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer