Molecular analyses suggest monospecificity of the genus Sarcoptes (Acari: Sarcoptidae)

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 759-766

  Zahler, M ^a   Essig, A ^a   Gothe, R ^a   Rinder, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acari; Genotypes; ITS 2 sequences; Mites; Morphology; Ribosomal RNA; Sarcoptes; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA; SPACER DNA;

ACARI; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIATION; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHY; HOST; MITE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; SARCOPTES; SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; MITES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ACARI; ANIMALIA; ARACHNIDA; HEXAPODA; SARCOPTES; SARCOPTIDAE;

EID: 0032989029     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(99)00034-X     Document Type: Article

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