A Multi-detection Assay for Malaria Transmitting MosquitoesYoosook Lee 1, Allison M. Weakley 1, Catelyn C. Nieman 1, Julia Malvick 2, Gregory C. Lanzaro 1
1Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California - Davis, 2Veterinary Genetics Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
Malaria transmitting mosquitoes have a number of epidemiologically important characteristics that can only be detected using molecular techniques. Utilizing a MALDI-TOF based SNP genotyping platform, we developed an assay for simultaneously detecting multiple key traits (species, insecticide resistance, parasite infection and host choice) of malaria vectors.
