Phylogeny of the subgenus Culicoides and related species in Italy, inferred from internal transcribed spacer 2 ribosomal DNA sequences

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 229-238

  Gomulski, L M ^a   Meiswinkel, R ^b   Delecolle J C ^c   Goffredo, M ^b   Gasperi, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELL ABRUZZO E DEL MOLISE G CAPORALE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Bluetongue; Culicoides pulicaris; Internal transcribed spacer 2; Italy; Phylogenetics; Pulicaris Complex; Ribosomal DNA

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; INSECT; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; GENETICS; ITALY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; INSECT VECTORS; ITALY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; AVARITIA; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CULICOIDES IMICOLA; CULICOIDES LATREILLE; CULICOIDES OBSOLETUS; CULICOIDES PULICARIS; CULICOIDES SCOTICUS; DIPTERA; EQUUS CABALLUS; HOFFMANNIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33745514647     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: 13652915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2006.00620.x     Document Type: Article

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