Genetic analysis of Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato ticks parasites of dogs in Africa north of the Sahara based on mitochondrial DNA sequences

Veterinary Parasitology
Lidia Chitimia-DoblerSantiago Nava

Abstract

The aim of this work was to determine the evolutionary relationship among tick populations of Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato distributed in Africa north of the Sahara and different lineages of R. sanguineus s.l. distributed in different regions of Sub-Saharan Africa, America and Europe through the analysis of DNA sequences of two mitochondrial genes. One hundred and thirty six 16S rRNA gene sequences and twenty-seven 12S rRNA gene sequences of R. sanguineus s.l. were analyzed. Phylogenetic analyses were performed including different lineages of R. sanguineus s.l. from America, Europe and Africa, and species belonging to the R. sanguineus group as Rhipicephalus camicasi, Rhipicephalus guilhoni, Rhipicephalus sulcatus, Rhipicephalus rossicus, Rhipicephalus pusillus, Rhipicephalus turanicus and Rhipicephalus leporis. At least two different lineages of R. sanguineus s.l. are living in sympatry in Africa north of the Sahara. One of these mitochondrial lineages belongs to the same evolutionary entity that R. sanguineus s.l. from tropical areas of America, R. sanguineus s.l. from Sub-Saharan Africa, R. camicasi and R. guilhoni. The other mitochondrial lineage of R. sanguineus s.l. present in Africa north of the Sahara is phylogen...Continue Reading

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Jul 6, 2017·Parasitology Research·Martin O AnderssonLidia Chițimia-Dobler
Sep 29, 2017·Parasitology Research·Martin O Andersson, Lidia Chitimia-Dobler
Oct 8, 2017·Parasitology Research·Lidia Chitimia-DoblerSilke Wölfel
Aug 2, 2018·Experimental & Applied Acarology·Van Lun Low, Batah Kunalan Prakash
Apr 2, 2018·Experimental & Applied Acarology·Maria João Coimbra-DoresDeodália Dias
Nov 22, 2020·Experimental & Applied Acarology·Pablo Oyarzún-RuizLucila Moreno
Mar 14, 2021·International Journal for Parasitology·Jan ŠlapetaBruce Halliday
May 25, 2021·International Journal for Parasitology. Parasites and Wildlife·Jairo Alfonso Mendoza-RoldanDomenico Otranto

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