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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-09-01
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Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05479-1 |