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Intraspecific variability of natural populations of Phlebotomus sergenti, the main vector of Leishmania tropica.
Journal of vector ecology : journal of the Society for Vector Ecology - 1 Mar 2011
Dvorak V, Votypka J, Aytekin A M, Alten B, Volf P
Abstract excerpt
An intraspecific study of Phlebotomus sergenti was performed on populations from Turkey, Syria, Israel, and Uzbekistan by four different approaches: geometric morphometrics, RAPD analysis, internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) sequencing (nuclear marker), and cytochrome B sequencing (mitochondrial marker). In RAPD analysis, distinct clades were formed in accordance with the geographical origin of the specimens....
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