A method for extraction and analysis of high quality genomic DNA from ixodid ticks

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 224-227

  Hill, Catherine A ^a   Gutierrez, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Amblyomma americanum; Boophilus microplus; Cytochrome P450; Genomic DNA; Ixodidae

Indexed keywords

EXTRACTION METHOD;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; DNA; GENOME; IXODIDAE;

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUM; BOOPHILUS MICROPLUS; BOS TAURUS; INVERTEBRATA; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE;

EID: 0037673574     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2915.2003.00425.x     Document Type: Article

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