The molecular biology of insect disease vectors : a methods manual /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Crampton, Julian M., Beard, C. B. (Charles Benjamin), 1957-, Louis, C. (Christos)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Chapman & Hall, 1997.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Care and maintenance of anopheline mosquito colonies
  • Care and maintenance of Aedes mosquito colonies
  • Care and maintenance of phlebotomine sandfly colonies
  • Care and maintenance of blackfly colonies
  • Care and maintenance of tsetse colonies
  • Care and maintenance of triatomine colonies
  • Infection of mosquitoes with primate malaria
  • Infection of mosquitos with filaria
  • Infection of phlebotomine sandflies with Leishmania
  • Infection of blackflies with Onchocerca
  • Infection of tsetse with Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense and T.b. gambience
  • Infection of triatomines with Trypansoma cruzi
  • Isolation of genomic DNA
  • Isolation and analysis of RNA from insect vectors
  • Determination of insect genome size and complexity by reassociation kinetics
  • Constructing and screening lambda libraries
  • Constructing and screening cosmid libraries
  • Constructing and screening cDNA libraries
  • Southern/northern blotting and hybridization techniques
  • The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and RT-PCR
  • Differential display of mRNA
  • Localization of RNA transcripts by in situ hybridization
  • In situ localization of proteins in whole mounted tissue
  • DNA sequencing and primer extension mapping
  • RFLP analysis of insect genomes
  • Microsatellite mapping of insect genomes
  • Polytene chromosome preparation from anopheline mosquitoes
  • In situ hybridization to Anopheles polytene chromosomes
  • Microdissection and microamplification of dipteran polytene chromosomes
  • RAPD-PCR and SSCP analysis for insect population genetic studies
  • PCR amplification of insect ribosomal DNA
  • Generation and use of species-specific DNA probes for insect vector identification
  • Cloning and detection of insecticide resistance genes
  • Microinjection of mosquito embryos
  • Transfection of cultured mosquito cells
  • Viral transducting vectors for mosquitos
  • Viral expression systems and infections in insects
  • Establishing primary cell cultures from disease vectors and maintenance of continuous cell lines
  • Culture and analysis of insect salivary glands
  • Culture and analysis of the insect fat body
  • Culture and analysis of insect ovaries
  • Culture and analysis of insect midgut
  • Isolation and culture of tsetse secondary endosymbionts
  • Genetic manipulation of insect symbionts
  • PCR-based detection and identification of insect symbionts