Ferritin gene coding sequences are conserved among eight hard tick species (Ixodida: Ixodidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 567-573

  Xu, Guang ^a   Fang, Quentin Q ^a   Keirans, James E ^a   Durden, Lance A ^a  

^a Georgia Southern University   (United States)

Author keywords

cDNA; Ferritin; Phylogeny; RACE; Ticks

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DNA; GENETIC VARIATION; PHYLOGENETICS;

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUM; AMBLYOMMA MACULATUM; ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; BOOPHILUS MICROPLUS; DERMACENTOR; DERMACENTOR ALBIPICTUS; DERMACENTOR VARIABILIS; INVERTEBRATA; IXODES; IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; RHIPICEPHALUS; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS;

EID: 3242779512     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2004)097[0567:FGCSAC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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