Knockdown resistance mutations predict DDT resistance and pyrethroid tolerance in the visceral leishmaniasis vector Phlebotomus argentipes

Bruno Gomes; Bidyut Purkait; Rinki Michelle Deb; Aarti Rama; Rudra Pratap Singh; Geraldine Marie Foster; Michael Coleman; Vijay Kumar; Mark Paine; Pradeep Das; David Weetman

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0005504

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Knockdown resistance mutations predict DDT resistance and pyrethroid tolerance in the visceral leishmaniasis vector Phlebotomus argentipes

Bruno Gomes ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Bruno Gomes, Bidyut Purkait

Affiliation Department of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Bidyut Purkait ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Bruno Gomes, Bidyut Purkait

Affiliation Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences (Indian Council of Medical Research), Agamkuan, Patna, Bihar, India
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Rinki Michelle Deb,

Affiliation Department of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Aarti Rama,

Affiliation Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences (Indian Council of Medical Research), Agamkuan, Patna, Bihar, India
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Rudra Pratap Singh,

Affiliation Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences (Indian Council of Medical Research), Agamkuan, Patna, Bihar, India
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Geraldine Marie Foster,

Affiliation Department of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Michael Coleman,

Affiliation Department of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Vijay Kumar,

Affiliation Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences (Indian Council of Medical Research), Agamkuan, Patna, Bihar, India
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Mark Paine,

Affiliation Department of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Pradeep Das,

Affiliation Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences (Indian Council of Medical Research), Agamkuan, Patna, Bihar, India
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David Weetman

* E-mail: david.weetman@lstmed.ac.uk

Affiliation Department of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5820-1388

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Knockdown resistance mutations predict DDT resistance and pyrethroid tolerance in the visceral leishmaniasis vector Phlebotomus argentipes

Bruno Gomes,
Bidyut Purkait,
Rinki Michelle Deb,
Aarti Rama,
Rudra Pratap Singh,
Geraldine Marie Foster,
Michael Coleman,
Vijay Kumar,
Mark Paine,
Pradeep Das

Published: April 17, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005504

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