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Bat ticks revisited: Ixodes ariadnae sp. nov. and allopatric genotypes of I. vespertilionis in caves of Hungary.
Parasites & vectors - 27 Apr 2014
Hornok Sándor, Kontschán Jenő, Kováts Dávid, Kovács Richárd, Angyal Dorottya, Görföl Tamás, Polacsek Zsolt, Kalmár Zsuzsa, Mihalca Andrei D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In Europe two ixodid bat tick species, Ixodes vespertilionis and I. simplex were hitherto known to occur. METHODS: Bat ticks were collected from cave walls and bats in Hungary. Their morphology and genotypes were compared with microscopy and conventional PCR (followed by sequencing), respectively. RESULTS: A year-round activity of I. vespertilionis was observed. Molecular analysis of the cytochrome...
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