Towards the PCR-based identification of Palaearctic Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae): results from an international ring trial targeting four species of the subgenus Avaritia

Towards the PCR-based identification of Palaearctic Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae): results from an international ring trial targeting four species of the subgenus Avaritia

Abstract Background Biting midges of the genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are biological vectors of internationally important arboviruses. To understand the role of Culicoides in the transmission of these viruses, it is essential to correctly identify the species involved. Within the west...

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Main Authors: Claire Garros, Thomas Balenghien, Simon Carpenter, Jean-Claude Delécolle, Rudy Meiswinkel, Aurélie Pédarrieu, Ignace Rakotoarivony, Laetitia Gardès, Nick Golding, James Barber, Miguel Miranda, David Borràs Borràs, Maria Goffredo, Federica Monaco, Nonito Pagès, Soufien Sghaier, Salah Hammami, Jorge H Calvo, Javier Lucientes, Dirk Geysen, Gill De Deken, Victor Sarto i Monteys, Jan Schwenkenbecher, Helge Kampen, Bernd Hoffmann, Kathrin Lehmann, Doreen Werner, Thierry Baldet, Renaud Lancelot, Catherine Cêtre-Sossah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2014-05-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Culicoides
Subgenus Avaritia
Obsoletus group
Molecular identification
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-223

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https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-223

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