Molecular phylogenetic analysis of ixodid ticks based on the ribosomal DNA spacer, internal transcribed spacer 2, sequences

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 38-43

  Fukunaga, Masahito ^a   Yabuki, Mihe ^a   Hamase, Akiko ^a   Oliver Jr , James H ^a,b   Nakao, Minoru ^a,c  

^a FUKUYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BORRELIA; IXODES; LYME DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ACARI; ARACHNIDA; BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; IXODES; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDAE;

EID: 0034001461     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2000)086[0038:MPAOIT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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