An integrative approach to explore species limits in Laelaps mazzai Fonseca, 1939 (Mesostigmata, Laelapidae), a South American widespread mite parasitizing the cricetid Calomys Waterhouse, 1837.
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DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4312758
Abstract: Laelaps mazzaiFonseca, 1939 (Mesostigmata, Laelapidae) parasitizes several species of the widespread South American rodent genus Calomys Waterhouse, 1837. Morphological variation has been noticed within this laelapid but has yet to be analyzed. Since several other… read more here.
Keywords: integrative approach; waterhouse 1837; south american; mesostigmata laelapidae ... See more keywords
Bartonella spp. detection in laelapid (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) mites collected from small rodents in Lithuania
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DOI: 10.52707/1081-1710-47.2.195
Abstract: ABSTRACT: The genus Bartonella contains facultative Gram-negative intracellular bacteria from the family Bartonellaceae that can cause diseases in humans and animals. Various Bartonella species have been detected in rodents' ectoparasites, such as fleas, ticks, mites,… read more here.
Keywords: mites collected; laelapid mites; small rodents; bartonella ... See more keywords