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Genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships of tsetse flies of the palpalis group in Congo Brazzaville based on mitochondrial cox1 gene sequences.
Parasites & vectors - 14 May 2020
Mayoke Abraham, Muya Shadrack M, Bateta Rosemary, Mireji Paul O, Okoth Sylvance O, Onyoyo Samuel G, Auma Joanna E, Ouma Johnson O
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BACKGROUND: Despite the morphological characterization established in the 1950s and 1960s, the identity of extant taxa that make up Glossina fuscipes (s.l.) in the Congo remains questionable. Previous claims of overlap between G. fuscipes (believed to be G. f. quanzensis) and G. palpalis palpalis around Brazzaville city further complicate the taxonomic status and population dynamics of the two taxa. This study...
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