Journal of Medical Entomology (1992) 29, 1049-1051

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Jerzy Tobolewski, Marek J. Kaliszewski, Robert K. Colwell and James H. Oliver Jr. (1992)
Detection and identification of mammalian DNA from the gut of museum specimens of ticks
Journal of Medical Entomology 29 (6), 1049-1051
Abstract: A method for detection and identification of mammalian DNA in the gut of alcohol-preserved ticks has been developed. Successful amplification and sequencing of host cytochrome b is reported from ticks preserved in 70% alcohol for more than 40 yr. The method described shows promise for determination of unknown tick hosts.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial Pest/Disease/Weed Crop/Product Country Quarant.


Rhipicephalus evertsi Tanzania
Dermacentor albipictus U.S.A. (SW)
Hyalomma excavatum Yemen
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