New insights into the systematics of the afrotropical Amblyomma marmoreum complex (Acari: Ixodidae) and the genome of a novel Rickettsia africae strain using morphological and metagenomic approaches
The Amblyomma marmoreum complex includes afrotropical species, such as Amblyomma sparsum, a three-host tick that parasitizes reptiles, birds, and mammals, and is a recognized vector of Ehrlichia ruminantium. However, the lack of morphological, genetic and ecological data on A. sparsum has caused con...
Main Authors: | Andrea P. Cotes-Perdomo, Alberto Sánchez-Vialas, Richard Thomas, Andrew Jenkins, Juan E. Uribe |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2024-05-01
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Series: | Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877959X24000165 |
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