Genetic and toxinological divergence among populations of Tityus trivittatus Kraepelin, 1898 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) inhabiting Paraguay and Argentina.

Envenoming by scorpions in genus Tityus is a public health problem in Tropical America. One of the most medically significant species is Tityus trivittatus, which is known to occur from southwest Brazil to central-northern and eastern Argentina. In this work, we studied the lethality, composition, a...

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Main Authors: Adolfo Borges, Antonieta Rojas de Arias, Sabrina de Almeida Lima, Bruno Lomonte, Cecilia Díaz, Carlos Chávez-Olórtegui, Matthew R Graham, Evanguedes Kalapothakis, Cathia Coronel, Adolfo R de Roodt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-12-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008899