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High Level of Identity of Calreticulin Gene Sequences of Ixodes persulcatus and Ixodes pavlovskyi Ticks.
The Journal of parasitology - 1 Jun 2018
Babkin Igor V, Tikunov Artem Y, Gologljova Irina, Tikunova Nina V
Abstract excerpt
In southern regions of Western Siberia, Ixodes persulcatus ticks co-exist with Ixodes pavlovskyi. Both tick species have similar morphology, and natural hybridization of I. persulcatus and I. pavlovskyi ticks has been observed. To investigate the role of I. pavlovskyi ticks and I. persulcatus/ I. pavlovskyi hybrids as vectors, correct identification of tick species is necessary. The nuclear crt gene might be...
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