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Morphological and genetic diversity of Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato from the New and Old Worlds.
Parasites & vectors - 23 Jul 2013
Dantas-Torres Filipe, Latrofa Maria Stefania, Annoscia Giada, Giannelli Alessio, Parisi Antonio, Otranto Domenico
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BACKGROUND: The taxonomic status of the brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu stricto), which has long been regarded as the most widespread tick worldwide and a vector of many pathogens to dogs and humans, is currently under dispute. METHODS: We conducted a comprehensive morphological and genetic study of 278 representative specimens, which belonged to different species (i.e., Rhipicephalus bursa, R....
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