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Ecological Distribution and CQ11 Genetic Structure of Culex pipiens Complex (Diptera: Culicidae) in Italy.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Di Luca Marco, Toma Luciano, Boccolini Daniela, Severini Francesco, La Rosa Giuseppe, Minelli Giada, Bongiorno Gioia, Montarsi Fabrizio, Arnoldi Daniele, Capelli Gioia, Rizzoli Annapaola, Romi Roberto
Abstract excerpt
Mosquitoes in the Culex pipiens complex are considered to be involved in the transmission of a range of pathogens, including West Nile virus (WNV). Although its taxonomic status is still debated, the complex includes species, both globally distributed or with a more limited distribution, morphologically similar and characterised by different physiological and behavioural traits, which affect their ability as...
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