Molecular-phylogenetic analyses of Ixodes species from South Africa suggest an African origin of bird-associated exophilic ticks (subgenus Trichotoixodes)

Molecular-phylogenetic analyses of Ixodes species from South Africa suggest an African origin of bird-associated exophilic ticks (subgenus Trichotoixodes)

Abstract Background Among hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae), the genus Ixodes comprises the highest number of species, which in turn are most numerous in the Afrotropical zoogeographic region. In South Africa extensive morphological studies have been performed on Ixodes species but only few reports inclu...

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Main Authors: Sándor Hornok, Jenő Kontschán, Nóra Takács, Heloise Heyne, Áron Botond Kovács, Olivier Plantard, Gergő Keve, Denis Fedorov, Miklós Gyuranecz, Ali Halajian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-10-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Cox1 gene
16S rRNA gene
Carnivora
Eulipotyphla
Passeriformes
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-023-05998-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-023-05998-5

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