Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and R. zambeziensis (Acari: Ixodidae) from Zambia: A molecular reassessment of their species status and identification

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 41, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 115-128

  Mtambo, J ^a   Madder, M ^b   Van Bortel, W ^b   Berkvens, D ^b   Backeljau, T ^c,d  

^a Department of Veterinary and Livestock Development ^*  (Zambia)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^d ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

12S rDNA; Closely related species; ITS2; PCR RFLP; Phylogenetic species; Rhipicephalus appendiculatus; Rhipicephalus zambeziensis

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA;

CHEMOTAXONOMY; CLADISTICS; DISEASE VECTOR; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RELATEDNESS; TICK; TYPE SPECIMEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TICK; ZAMBIA;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; IXODIDAE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; ZAMBIA;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZAMBIA;

ACARI; BOS; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; RHIPICEPHALUS; RHIPICEPHALUS APPENDICULATUS; RHIPICEPHALUS ZAMBEZIENSIS;

EID: 33947504813     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: 15729702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-006-9037-y     Document Type: Article

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