Integrative taxonomy at work: DNA barcoding of taeniids harboured by wild and domestic cats

Molecular Ecology Resources

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 403-413

  Galimberti, A ^a   Romano, D F ^a   Genchi, M ^b   Paoloni, D ^c   Vercillo, F ^c   Bizzarri, L ^c   Sassera, D ^b   Bandi, C ^b   Genchi, C ^b   Ragni, B ^c   Casiraghi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cestoda; Cryptic species; DNA barcoding; Felis silvestris; Taenia taeniaeformis; Wildcat

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DNA BARCODING; DNA SEQUENCE; EVALUATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITOLOGY; TAENIA; TAENIASIS;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; DNA BARCODING, TAXONOMIC; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ITALY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TAENIA; TAENIASIS;

CESTODA; FELIS CATUS; FELIS SILVESTRIS; TAENIA; TAENIA TAENIAEFORMIS; TAENIIDAE;

EID: 84859586379     PISSN: 1755098X     EISSN: 17550998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2011.03110.x     Document Type: Article

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