About the Authors

Phanthip Olanratmanee

Affiliations Centre of Excellence for Vectors and Vector-Borne Diseases, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University at Salaya, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Pattamaporn Kittayapong

pkittayapong@msn.com

Affiliations Centre of Excellence for Vectors and Vector-Borne Diseases, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University at Salaya, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Chitti Chansang

Affiliation National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Ary A. Hoffmann

Affiliation Pest and Disease Vector Control Group, Bio 21 Institute, Department of Genetics, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Andrew R. Weeks

Affiliation Pest and Disease Vector Control Group, Bio 21 Institute, Department of Genetics, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Nancy M. Endersby

Affiliation Pest and Disease Vector Control Group, Bio 21 Institute, Department of Genetics, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PK AAH ARW NME. Performed the experiments: PO CC. Analyzed the data: PK AAH NME. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PK AAH. Wrote the paper: PO PK NME.