Article
High degree of mitochondrial gene heterogeneity in the bat tick species Ixodes vespertilionis, I. ariadnae and I. simplex from Eurasia.
Parasites & vectors - 17 Sept 2015
Hornok Sándor, Estrada-Peña Agustín, Kontschán Jenő, Plantard Olivier, Kunz Bernd, Mihalca Andrei D, Thabah Adora, Tomanović Snežana, Burazerović Jelena, Takács Nóra, Görföl Tamás, Estók Péter, Tu Vuong Tan, Szőke Krisztina, Fernández de Mera Isabel G, de la Fuente José, Takahashi Mamoru, Yamauchi Takeo, Takano Ai
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Phylogeographical studies allow precise genetic comparison of specimens, which were collected over large geographical ranges and belong to the same or closely related animal species. These methods have also been used to compare ticks of veterinary-medical importance. However, relevant data are missing in the case of ixodid ticks of bats, despite (1) the vast geographical range of both Ixodes...
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