Picky eaters are rare: DNA-based blood meal analysis of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) species from the United States

Picky eaters are rare: DNA-based blood meal analysis of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) species from the United States

Abstract Background Biting midges in the genus Culicoides (Diptera; Ceratopogonidae) have been implicated in the transmission of a number of parasites and highly pathogenic viruses. In North America, the complete transmission cycles of many of these pathogens need further elucidation. One way to inc...

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Main Authors: Matthew W. Hopken, Bonnie M. Ryan, Kathryn P. Huyvaert, Antoinette J. Piaggio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Blood meal
Bluetongue virus
Culicoides
Epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus
Haemosporidia
Mitochondrial DNA
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2099-3

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