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Genetic diversity of Ixodes ricinus (Ixodida: Ixodidae) ticks in sympatric and allopatric zones in Baltic countries.
Journal of vector ecology : journal of the Society for Vector Ecology - 1 Dec 2016
Paulauskas A, Galdikaitė-Brazienė E, Radzijevskaja J, Aleksandravičienė A, Galdikas M
Abstract excerpt
Ixodes ricinus (Linnaeus 1758) and Ixodes persulcatus (Schulze 1930) ticks are involved in the transmission of a wide variety of pathogens with considerable impact on human and animal health. The co-distribution zone of these two tick species is situated in the Baltic countries, which provides a special setting for the population studies. In the present study, genetic variability of I. ricinus ticks collected in...
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