Reliability of molecular host-identification methods for ticks: an experimental in vitro study with Ixodes ricinus

Reliability of molecular host-identification methods for ticks: an experimental in vitro study with Ixodes ricinus

Abstract Background Reliable information on host use by arthropod vectors is required to study pathogen transmission ecology and to predict disease risk. Direct observation of host use is often difficult or impossible and indirect methods are therefore necessary. However, the reliability of currentl...

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Main Authors: Elsa Léger, Xiangye Liu, Sébastien Masseglia, Valérie Noël, Gwenaël Vourc’h, Sarah Bonnet, Karen D. McCoy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-08-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Host identification
Hematophagous arthropods
Ixodidae
Molecular methods
Detection biases
Vector-borne diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1043-7

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