Molecular dissimilarities of Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Acari: Ixodidae) in Brazil and its relation with samples throughout the world: Is there a geographical pattern?

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 361-374

  Burlini, Leonardo ^a   Teixeira, Kátia R S ^b   Szabó, Matias P J ^c   Famadas, Kátia M ^a  

^a FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA AGROBIOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

12S mt rDNA; 16S mt rDNA; Brazil; Genotypic variability; Latitude; Rhipicephalus sanguineus

Indexed keywords

DNA;

GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LATITUDE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; TICK;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DEMOGRAPHY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENY; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; DEMOGRAPHY; DNA; GENETIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENY; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

BRAZIL;

ACARI; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS;

EID: 77950692247     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: 15729702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-009-9321-8     Document Type: Article

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