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Mitochondrial DNA sequence variation in ixodes pacificus (Acari: ixodidae).
Heredity - 1 Oct 1999
Kain D E, Sperling F A, Daly H V, Lane R S
Abstract excerpt
The western black-legged tick, Ixodes pacificus, is a primary vector of the spirochaete, Borrelia burgdorferi, that causes Lyme disease. We used variation in a 355-bp DNA portion of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase III gene to assess the population structure of the tick across its range from British Columbia to southern California and east to Utah. Ixodes pacificus showed considerable haplotype diversity...
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