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Biological compatibility between two temperate lineages of brown dog ticks, Rhipicephalus sanguineus (sensu lato).
Parasites & vectors - 9 Jul 2018
Dantas-Torres Filipe, Latrofa Maria Stefania, Ramos Rafael Antonio Nascimento, Lia Riccardo Paolo, Capelli Gioia, Parisi Antonio, Porretta Daniele, Urbanelli Sandra, Otranto Domenico
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BACKGROUND: The brown dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus (sensu stricto) is reputed to be the most widespread tick of domestic dogs worldwide and has also been implicated in the transmission of many pathogens to dogs and humans. For more than two centuries, Rh. sanguineus (s.s.) was regarded as a single taxon, even considering its poor original description and the inexistence of a type specimen. However, genetic...
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