Assigning Culicoides larvae to species using DNA barcoding of adult females and phylogenetic associations

Abstract Background Orbivirus-induced hemorrhagic diseases cause high mortality in wild and captive white-tailed deer in North America. The role of different Culicoides species in Orbivirus transmission outside of areas of intensive animal production has not been established. At our study location,...

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Main Authors: Tao Jin, Claudia Husseneder, Lane Foil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05479-1