Organisms

Anopheles

A genus of mosquitoes (CULICIDAE) that are known vectors of MALARIA.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A genus of mosquitoes (CULICIDAE) that are known vectors of MALARIA.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Anopheles gambiae

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

mosquito; /microbiol /parasitol /virol permitted; do not use /drug eff for insecticides: TN 111

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History Note

1966

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  1. B01w.050w.500w.131w.617w.720w.500w.500w.750w.712w.500w.875w.120w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Anopheles. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000852. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000852
  2. Anopheles. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anopheles
  3. Anopheles. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q158597