Identification of wild-caught phlebotomine sand flies from Crete and Cyprus using DNA barcoding

Identification of wild-caught phlebotomine sand flies from Crete and Cyprus using DNA barcoding

Abstract Background Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) are vectors of Leishmania spp., protozoan parasites responsible for a group of neglected diseases called leishmaniases. Two sand fly genera, Phlebotomus and Sergentomyia, contain species that are present in the Mediterranean islands...

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Main Authors: Emmanouil Dokianakis, Nikolaos Tsirigotakis, Vasiliki Christodoulou, Nikos Poulakakis, Maria Antoniou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Sand fly
Phlebotomus
Sergentomyia
Leishmaniasis
DNA barcoding
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-2676-0

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