Assessment of three mitochondrial genes (16S, Cytb, CO1) for identifying species in the Praomyini tribe (Rodentia: Muridae).

The Praomyini tribe is one of the most diverse and abundant groups of Old World rodents. Several species are known to be involved in crop damage and in the epidemiology of several human and cattle diseases. Due to the existence of sibling species their identification is often problematic. Thus an ea...

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Main Authors: Violaine Nicolas, Brigitte Schaeffer, Alain Didier Missoup, Jan Kennis, Marc Colyn, Christiane Denys, Caroline Tatard, Corinne Cruaud, Catherine Laredo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3344912?pdf=render