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Phylogeny of the subgenus <i>Culicoides</i> and related species in Italy, inferred from internal transcribed spacer 2 ribosomal DNA sequences
21 Apr 2006
Abstract excerpt
Biting midges of the genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) include vectors for the economically important animal diseases, bluetongue (BT) and African horse sickness (AHS). In the Mediterranean Basin, these diseases are transmitted by four species of Culicoides: the first three belong in the subgenus Avaritia Fox and are Culicoides imicola Kieffer, Culicoides obsoletus (Meigen) and Culicoides scoticus...
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