Abstract:Aedes aegypti is the major epidemic vector of dengue outbreaks in the world. Here, a 359 bp region of the mitochondrial NADH hydrogenase subunit 4 (ND4) gene was taken as the candidate locus for study purposes from 27 Aedes aegypti mosquito larvae collected from an inland mountain area (Badulla), and two distantly located coastal areas (Hambantota and Trincomalee) in Sri Lanka. Eleven parsimonious informative sites were observed, and 7 haplotypes were identified from the 27 samples. The coastal populations dis… Show more
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