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Comparative population genetic structure of two ixodid tick species (Acari:Ixodidae) (Ixodes ovatus and Haemaphysalis flava) in Niigata prefecture, Japan.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Oct 2021
Regilme Maria Angenica F, Sato Megumi, Tamura Tsutomu, Arai Reiko, Sato Marcello Otake, Ikeda Sumire, Gamboa Maribet, Monaghan Michael T, Watanabe Kozo
Abstract excerpt
Ixodid ticks (Acari:Ixodidae) are essential vectors of tick-borne diseases in Japan. In this study, we characterized the population genetic structure and inferred genetic divergence in two widespread and abundant ixodid species, Ixodes ovatus and Haemaphysalis flava. Our hypothesis was that genetic divergence would be high in I. ovatus because of the low mobility of their small rodent hosts of immature I. ovatus...
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