Mitochondrial 16S rDNA sequences and phylogenetic relationships of species of Rhipicephalus and other tick genera among Metastriata (Acari: Ixodidae)

Parasitology Research

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 478-484

  Mangold, A J ^a   Bargues, M D ^a   Mas Coma, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL MARKER; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TICK;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TICKS;

ACARI; ARACHNIDA; BOOPHILUS; BOOPHILUS ANNULATUS; DERMACENTOR MARGINATUS; HAEMAPHYSALIS; HAEMAPHYSALIS PUNCTATA; HEXAPODA; HYALOMMA; HYALOMMA LUSITANICUM; IXODIDAE; RHIPICEPHALUS; RHIPICEPHALUS BURSA; RHIPICEPHALUS PUSILLUS; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; RHIPICEPHALUS TURANICUS;

EID: 0031805537     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050433     Document Type: Article

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