Molecular identification of western European species of obsoletus complex (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) by an internal transcribed spacer-1 rDNA multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1019-1025

  Mathieu, Bruno ^a   Perrin, Aurélie ^b   Baldet, Thierry ^b   Delécolle, Jean Claude ^c   Albina, Emmanuel ^b   Cêtre Sossah, Catherine ^b  

^a Entente Interdepartementale pour la Demoustication du Littoral Mediterraneen   (France)

^b CIRAD   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

BTV; Culicoides; Molecular phylogeny; Obsoletus complex

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CERATOPOGONIDAE; EUROPE; GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; EUROPE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CERATOPOGONIDAE; CULICOIDES CHIOPTERUS; CULICOIDES DEWULFI; CULICOIDES IMICOLA; CULICOIDES MONTANUS; CULICOIDES OBSOLETUS; CULICOIDES SCOTICUS; DIPTERA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 36749072259     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2007)44[1019:MIOWES]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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