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Genetic differentiation of the oriental rat flea, Xenopsylla cheopis, from two sympatric host species

BACKGROUND: The oriental rat flea (Xenopsylla cheopis), which infests several mammals, primarily rats (Rattus spp.), is the most notorious vector of human plague. In this study, we measured the genetic differentiation among populations of fleas from the Asian house rat (Rattus tanezumi) and the brow...

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Autores principales: Zhao, Fang, Zhang, Tongzuo, Su, Jianping, Huang, Zuhao, Wu, Aiguo, Lin, Gonghua
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5994103/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29884224
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-2903-8