Morphological and molecular identification of ticks infesting Boa constrictor (Squamata, Boidae) in Manaus (Central Brazilian Amazon)
The Boa constrictor is one of the world's largest vertebrate carnivores and is often found in urban areas in the city of Manaus, Brazil. The morphological identification of ticks collected from 27 snakes indicated the occurrence of Amblyomma dissimile Koch 1844 on all individuals sampled. In co...
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| author | Leonardo Costa Fiorini Adriana Bentes Craveiro Márcia Cristina Mendes Laerzio Chiesorin Neto Ronis Da Silveira |
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| description | The Boa constrictor is one of the world's largest vertebrate carnivores and is often found in urban areas in the city of Manaus, Brazil. The morphological identification of ticks collected from 27 snakes indicated the occurrence of Amblyomma dissimile Koch 1844 on all individuals sampled. In contrast, Amblyomma rotundatum Koch was found on only two snakes. An analysis of the 16S rRNA molecular marker confirmed the morphological identification of these ectoparasites. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-83effe10320047f3bbebcc98916c00762022-12-21T23:38:02ZengColégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia VeterinariaRevista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária1984-29612014-12-0123453954210.1590/S1984-29612014084S1984-29612014000400539Morphological and molecular identification of ticks infesting Boa constrictor (Squamata, Boidae) in Manaus (Central Brazilian Amazon)Leonardo Costa FioriniAdriana Bentes CraveiroMárcia Cristina MendesLaerzio Chiesorin NetoRonis Da SilveiraThe Boa constrictor is one of the world's largest vertebrate carnivores and is often found in urban areas in the city of Manaus, Brazil. The morphological identification of ticks collected from 27 snakes indicated the occurrence of Amblyomma dissimile Koch 1844 on all individuals sampled. In contrast, Amblyomma rotundatum Koch was found on only two snakes. An analysis of the 16S rRNA molecular marker confirmed the morphological identification of these ectoparasites.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612014000400539&lng=en&tlng=enAmblyomma dissimileAmblyomma rotundatumBoa constrictorManausBrasil |
| spellingShingle | Leonardo Costa Fiorini Adriana Bentes Craveiro Márcia Cristina Mendes Laerzio Chiesorin Neto Ronis Da Silveira Morphological and molecular identification of ticks infesting Boa constrictor (Squamata, Boidae) in Manaus (Central Brazilian Amazon) Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária Amblyomma dissimile Amblyomma rotundatum Boa constrictor Manaus Brasil |
| title | Morphological and molecular identification of ticks infesting Boa constrictor (Squamata, Boidae) in Manaus (Central Brazilian Amazon) |
| title_full | Morphological and molecular identification of ticks infesting Boa constrictor (Squamata, Boidae) in Manaus (Central Brazilian Amazon) |
| title_fullStr | Morphological and molecular identification of ticks infesting Boa constrictor (Squamata, Boidae) in Manaus (Central Brazilian Amazon) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Morphological and molecular identification of ticks infesting Boa constrictor (Squamata, Boidae) in Manaus (Central Brazilian Amazon) |
| title_short | Morphological and molecular identification of ticks infesting Boa constrictor (Squamata, Boidae) in Manaus (Central Brazilian Amazon) |
| title_sort | morphological and molecular identification of ticks infesting boa constrictor squamata boidae in manaus central brazilian amazon |
| topic | Amblyomma dissimile Amblyomma rotundatum Boa constrictor Manaus Brasil |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612014000400539&lng=en&tlng=en |
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