Reduced-representation sequencing identifies small effective population sizes of Anopheles gambiae in the north-western Lake Victoria basin, Uganda

Reduced-representation sequencing identifies small effective population sizes of Anopheles gambiae in the north-western Lake Victoria basin, Uganda

Abstract Background Malaria is the leading cause of global paediatric mortality in children below 5 years of age. The number of fatalities has reduced significantly due to an expansion of control interventions but the development of new technologies remains necessary in order to achieve elimination....

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Main Authors: Rachel M. Wiltshire, Christina M. Bergey, Jonathan K. Kayondo, Josephine Birungi, Louis G. Mukwaya, Scott J. Emrich, Nora J. Besansky, Frank H. Collins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Anopheles gambiae
Single nucleotide polymorphism
SNP
RADseq
Population structure
Effective population size
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2432-0

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