Detection of Invasive Mosquito Vectors Using Environmental DNA (eDNA) from Water Samples.

Repeated introductions and spread of invasive mosquito species (IMS) have been recorded on a large scale these last decades worldwide. In this context, members of the mosquito genus Aedes can present serious risks to public health as they have or may develop vector competence for various viral disea...

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Main Authors: Judith Schneider, Alice Valentini, Tony Dejean, Fabrizio Montarsi, Pierre Taberlet, Olivier Glaizot, Luca Fumagalli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5023106?pdf=render