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Analysis of mitochondrial DNA variability and genetic structure in populations of New World screwworm flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) from Uruguay.
Journal of medical entomology - 1 Jul 2005
Lyra Mariana Lúcio, Fresia Pablo, Gama Santos, Cristina Juan, Klaczko Louis Bernard, Lima De Azeredo-Espin Ana Maria
Abstract excerpt
The New Word screwworm, Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel 1858) (Diptera: Calliphoridae), is one of the most important insect pests of livestock in the Neotropical region. In this work, polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) was used to study the diversity and population structure of seven geographically distinct populations of C. hominivorax from most of...
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