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East and west separation of Rhipicephalus sanguineus mitochondrial lineages in the Mediterranean Basin.
Parasites & vectors - 23 Jan 2017
Hornok Sándor, Sándor Attila D, Tomanović Snežana, Beck Relja, D'Amico Gianluca, Kontschán Jenő, Takács Nóra, Görföl Tamás, Bendjeddou Mohammed Lamine, Földvári Gábor, Farkas Róbert
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BACKGROUND: Rhipicephalus sanguineus belongs to a complex of hard tick species with high veterinary-medical significance. Recently, new phylogenetic units have been discovered within R. sanguineus, which therefore needs taxonomic revision. The present study was initiated to provide new information on the phylogeography of relevant haplotypes from less studied regions of Europe and Africa. With this aim,...
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