Hosts, distribution and genetic divergence (16S rDNA) of Amblyomma dubitatum (Acari: Ixodidae)

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 335-351

  Nava, Santiago ^a,b   Venzal, José M ^c   Labruna, Marcelo B ^d   Mastropaolo, Mariano ^a,b   González, Enrique M ^e   Mangold, Atilio J ^a,b   Guglielmone, Alberto A ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e MUSEO NACIONAL DE HISTORIA NATURAL   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

16S rDNA sequences; Amblyomma dubitatum; Biogeography; Distribution; Genetic divergence; Hosts

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

BIOGEOGRAPHICAL REGION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DNA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MAMMAL; NEOTROPICAL REGION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY; TICK;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITOLOGY; SOUTH AMERICA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TICK; TICK INFESTATION; IXODIDAE;

ANIMALS; GENETIC VARIATION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; IXODIDAE; MAMMALS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SOUTH AMERICA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TICK INFESTATIONS;

SOUTH AMERICA;

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA DUBITATUM; ARAUCARIA ANGUSTIFOLIA; BOS; CRICETIDAE; DIDELPHIDAE; DIDELPHIS ALBIVENTRIS; DUSICYON THOUS; EQUIDAE; GLOSSOPHAGA SORICINA; HYDROCHAERIS HYDROCHAERIS; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; LAGOSTOMUS MAXIMUS; LUNDOMYS MOLITOR; MAMMALIA; MAZAMA GOUAZOUPIRA; MYOCASTOR COYPUS; RODENTIA; SCAPTEROMYS TUMIDUS; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA; TAPIRUS TERRESTRIS; TAYASSU PECARI;

EID: 77954423961     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: 15729702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-009-9331-6     Document Type: Article

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