| molecular analysis of rhipicephalus sanguineus (acari: ixodidae), an incriminated vector tick for babesia vogeli in taiwan. | the genetic identity of rhipicephalus sanguineus tick was determined for the first time in taiwan. the phylogenetic relationships were analyzed by comparing the sequences of mitochondrial 16s ribosomal dna gene obtained from 32 strains of ticks representing six species of rhipicephalus, two species of dermacentor and two outgroup species (haemaphysalis inermis and ixodes ricinus). seven major clades can be easily distinguished by neighbour-joining analysis and were congruent by maximum-parsimony ... | 2016 | 27815655 |