Ribosomal DNA second internal transcribed spacer sequence studies of Culicid vectors from an endemic area of Dirofilaria immitis in Spain

Parasitology Research

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 205-213

  Bargues, M D ^a   Morchon R ^b   Latorre, J M ^a   Cancrini, G ^c   Mas Coma, S ^a   Simon F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; RIBOSOME DNA;

AEDES; AEDES VEXANS; ANOPHELES ATROPARVUS; ANOPHELES PLUMBEUS; ARTICLE; CULEX PIPIENS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DNA SEQUENCE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FREDWARDSIUS VITTATUS; HAPLOTYPE; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OCHLEROTATUS CASPIUS; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPAIN;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CULICIDAE; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; ENDEMIC DISEASES; INSECT VECTORS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPAIN;

AEDES VEXANS; AEDES VITTATUS; ANOPHELES ATROPARVUS; ANOPHELES PLUMBEUS; CULEX PIPIENS; CULICIDAE; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; OCHLEROTATUS CASPIUS;

EID: 33745782742     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-005-0107-6     Document Type: Article

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