Cardinium symbiosis as a potential confounder of mtDNA based phylogeographic inference in Culicoides imicola (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), a vector of veterinary viruses

Cardinium symbiosis as a potential confounder of mtDNA based phylogeographic inference in Culicoides imicola (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), a vector of veterinary viruses

Abstract Background Culicoides imicola (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) is an important Afrotropical and Palearctic vector of disease, transmitting viruses of animal health and economic significance including African horse sickness and bluetongue viruses. Maternally inherited symbiotic bacteria (endosymbi...

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Main Authors: Jack Pilgrim, Stefanos Siozios, Matthew Baylis, Gert Venter, Claire Garros, Gregory D. D. Hurst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Cardinium
Endosymbiont
Symbiosis
COI
Culicoides
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04568-3

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