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Mitogenomes reveal diversity of the European Lyme borreliosis vector Ixodes ricinus in Italy.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Aug 2016
Carpi Giovanna, Kitchen Andrew, Kim Hie Lim, Ratan Aakrosh, Drautz-Moses Daniela I, McGraw John J, Kazimirova Maria, Rizzoli Annapaola, Schuster Stephan C
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In Europe, the Ixodes ricinus tick is the most important vector of the etiological agents of Lyme borreliosis and several other emerging tick-borne diseases. Because tick-borne pathogens are dependent on their vectors for transmission, understanding the vector population structure is crucial to inform public health research of pathogen dynamics and spread. However, the population structure and dynamics of this...
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