Abstract
Phylogenetic analysis of Dermanyssus gallinae mites originating from UK, France and Italy was performed using partial amplification of the mitochondrial COI gene. Results showed that UK samples reveal the greatest variation and diversity and are linked to one of the French populations highlighting North-South genetic transitions in European red mite populations. Intra-farm variations between mite samples highlighted the diversity between national populations and possibly its origin from the different chemical strategies used in each country.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 143-155 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Experimental and Applied Acarology |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Funding
Acknowledgments This work was partially supported by a research grant (Ricerca Corrente 2006–Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Della Puglia e Basilicata) from the Ministry of Health, Italy, by a grant (British–Italian Partnership Program) from the British Council-CRUI and by the European Commission through the STREP project ‘‘RESCAPE’’, contract no. 036018, under the 6th Framework Programme, priority 5, food quality and safety.
Keywords
- Dermanyssus gallinae
- Mitochondrial COI
- Phylogeny
- Population diversity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ecology
- Insect Science