Variation of mitochondrial minichromosome composition in Hoplopleura lice (Phthiraptera: Hoplopleuridae) from rats

Abstract Background The family Hoplopleuridae contains at least 183 species of blood-sucking lice, which widely parasitize both mice and rats. Fragmented mitochondrial (mt) genomes have been reported in two rat lice (Hoplopleura kitti and H. akanezumi) from this family, but some minichromosomes were...

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Main Authors: Yi-Tian Fu, Yu Nie, De-Yong Duan, Guo-Hua Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-020-04381-y