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Issue: Vol. 5661 No. 4: 17 Jul. 2025
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2025-07-17
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5661.4.9
Page range: 588-592
Abstract views: 74
PDF downloaded: 2

A sequence error adversely affects the use of a multiplex PCR assay for the identification of species of the Anopheles barbirostris complex (Diptera: Culicidae) in Thailand

Department of Parasitology; Faculty of Medicine; Chiang Mai University; Chiang Mai 50200; Thailand
Microbiology Laboratory; Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Fukuoka University; Fukuoka 814-0180; Japan
Department of Parasitology; Faculty of Medicine; Chiang Mai University; Chiang Mai 50200; Thailand
Department of Science; Natural History Museum; Cromwell Road; London SW7 5BD; UK
Diptera Anopheles barbirostris Thailand

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How to Cite

Somboon, P., Wilai, P., Saingamsook, J. & Harbach, R.E. (2025) A sequence error adversely affects the use of a multiplex PCR assay for the identification of species of the Anopheles barbirostris complex (Diptera: Culicidae) in Thailand. Zootaxa, 5661 (4), 588–592. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5661.4.9