Genetic diversity in Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) from six established populations in Canada

Author:

Krajden, M, Lindsay, LR, and Chilton, NB

Publication type:

Journal Article

Publication date:

2011-09

Journal/Series title:

Ticks Tick Borne Dis

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URL:

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877959X11000409

Abstract:

Although Ixodes scapularis is the most important vector of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, the causative agent of Lyme disease in North America, little is known of the genetic diversity in this tick species within the recently established populations in Canada.