对基因突变进行全基因组范围的搜索,这些基因突变可能会使常见的床上虫,Cimex lectularius 产生抗昆虫剂的抵抗力

Kouhei Toga1,2, Fumiko Kimoto3, Hiroki Fujii3

  • 1Laboratory of BioDX, PtBio Co-Creation Research Center, Genome Editing Innovation Center, Hiroshima University, 3-10-23 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima City, Hiroshima 739-0046, Japan.

Insects
|October 25, 2024
PubMed
概括

基因组测序揭示了对床虫 (Cimex lectularius) 抗甲状腺杀虫剂的新见解. 这项研究确定了对抗性有贡献的特定基因突变和生物途径,帮助未来的控制策略.

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