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Bull Entomol Res ; 90(1): 63-8, 2000 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10948365

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Culex quinquefasciatus Say is the major vector of the filarial parasite Wuchereria bancrofti (Cobbold) which causes lymphatic filariasis in humans. A repetitive DNA sequence from the genome of C. quinquefasciatus has been cloned and completely sequenced. The 693 bp cloned fragment had an A+T content of 72%. Dot matrix analysis of the fragment did not reveal any direct or inverted repeats within it. Southern blot analysis using a variety of restriction enzymes appeared to indicate that the cloned fragment was interspersed within the genome with a copy number of approximately 30,000. A search of the GenBank database did not reveal significant homologies to any previously cloned sequences. Although the probe was sensitive enough to detect picogram quantities of DNA, it was not specific for C. quinquefasciatus, as it hybridized with DNA from other mosquito species, Culex pseudovishnui Colless, Culex gelidus Theobald, Culex tritaeniorhynchus Giles, Anopheles vagus Dönitz and Mansonia uniformis (Theobald). However PCR primers derived from the cloned sequence, IpC, were found to be specific and amplified only C. quinquefasciatus DNA. The optimized PCR assay was found to be very sensitive and was capable of detecting DNA from all stages of C. quinquefasciatus thus making it an ideal diagnostic tool.


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Culex/genetics , Animals , Base Sequence , Blotting, Southern , Culex/classification , Female , Genes, Insect , Humans , Molecular Sequence Data , Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods , Sequence Analysis, DNA
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