Molecular taxonomic relationships of Psoroptes and Chorioptes mites from China based on COI and 18S rDNA gene sequences.

Shuai Wang, Xiaobin Gu, Yan Fu, Songjia Lai, Shuxian Wang, Xuerong Peng, Guangyou Yang

Department of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an 625014, China.

Veterinary parasitology 2012 Mar 23

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In this present study, the mitochondrial DNA gene cytochrome coxidase subunit I (COI) and the small subunit ribosomal RNA (18S rDNA) gene were used to determine the taxonomic relationships of Psoroptes and Chorioptes mites from China. The neighbor-joining and maximum-parasimony approach were used to evaluate the evolutionary relatedness among different hosts in the genera Psoroptes and Chorioptes. Phylogenetic analysis showed that Psoroptes cuniculi and Psoroptes natalensis may be two different species within the genus Psoroptes, and Chorioptes texanus and Chorioptes panda are different species within the genus Chorioptes. Copyright © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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Shuai Wang, Xiaobin Gu, Yan Fu, Songjia Lai, Shuxian Wang, Xuerong Peng, Guangyou Yang. Molecular taxonomic relationships of Psoroptes and Chorioptes mites from China based on COI and 18S rDNA gene sequences. Veterinary parasitology. 2012 Mar 23;184(2-4):392-7