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Development of polymorphic EST microsatellite markers for the sand fly, Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae).
Parasites & vectors - 9 Mar 2018
Hamarsheh Omar, Karakuş Mehmet, Azmi Kifaya, Jaouadi Kaouther, Yaghoobi-Ershadi Mohammad Reza, Krüger Andreas, Amro Ahmad, Kenawy Mohamed Amin, Dokhan Mostafa Ramadhan, Abdeen Ziad, McDowell Mary Ann
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BACKGROUND: Phlebotomus papatasi is a widely distributed sand fly species in different tropical and sub-tropical regions including the Middle East and North Africa. It is considered an important vector that transmits Leishmania major parasites, the causative agents of cutaneous leishmaniasis. The development of microsatellite markers for this sand fly vector is of high interest to understand its population...
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