Identifying the last supper: utility of the DNA barcode library for bloodmeal identification in ticks.

Author:

Gariepy, TD, Lindsay, LR, Ogden, NH, and Gregory, TR

Publication type:

Journal Article

Publication date:

2012-07

Journal/Series title:

Mol Ecol Resour.

Volume:

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URL:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22471892

Abstract:

This study validates the utility of the DNA barcode library as a valuable and reliable resource for the identification of unknown bloodmeals in arthropod vectors of disease.