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Distribution and genetic variation of hymenolepidid cestodes in murid rodents on the Canary Islands (Spain).
Parasites & vectors - 26 Sept 2011
Foronda Pilar, López-González Mercedes, Hernández Mariano, Haukisalmi Voitto, Feliu Carlos
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In the Canary Islands there are no previous data about tapeworms (Cestoda) of rodents. In order to identify the hymenolepidid species present in these hosts, a survey of 1,017 murine (349 Rattus rattus, 13 Rattus norvegicus and 655 Mus musculus domesticus) was carried out in the whole Archipelago. Molecular studies based on nuclear ITS1 and mitochondrial COI loci were performed to confirm the...
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