DNA barcoding of sigmodontine rodents: identifying wildlife reservoirs of zoonoses.

Species identification through DNA barcoding is a tool to be added to taxonomic procedures, once it has been validated. Applying barcoding techniques in public health would aid in the identification and correct delimitation of the distribution of rodents from the subfamily Sigmodontinae. These roden...

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Main Authors: Lívia Müller, Gislene L Gonçalves, Pedro Cordeiro-Estrela, Jorge R Marinho, Sérgio L Althoff, André F Testoni, Enrique M González, Thales R O Freitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3823626?pdf=render