PCR identification of culicoid biting midges (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) of the Obsoletus complex including putative vectors of bluetongue and Schmallenberg viruses

PCR identification of culicoid biting midges (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) of the Obsoletus complex including putative vectors of bluetongue and Schmallenberg viruses

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Biting midges of the Obsoletus species complex of the ceratopogonid genus <it>Culicoides</it> were assumed to be the major vectors of bluetongue virus (BTV) in northern and central Europe during the 2006 outbreak of bluet...

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Main Authors: Lehmann Kathrin, Werner Doreen, Hoffmann Bernd, Kampen Helge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-09-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Biting midges
<it>Culicoides</it>
Cytochrome oxidase subunit I
Multiplex PCR
Obsoletus complex
Sibling species
Online Access:http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/5/1/213

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