First Report of 13 Species of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Mainland Portugal and Azores by Morphological and Molecular Characterization

David W. Ramilo; Suraya Diaz; Isabel Pereira da Fonseca; Jean-Claude Delécolle; Anthony Wilson; José Meireles; Javier Lucientes; Rita Ribeiro; Fernando Boinas

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0034896

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First Report of 13 Species of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Mainland Portugal and Azores by Morphological and Molecular Characterization

David W. Ramilo ,

Contributed equally to this work with: David W. Ramilo, Suraya Diaz

Affiliation Interdisciplinary Centre of Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Veterinary Medicine Faculty, Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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Suraya Diaz ,

Contributed equally to this work with: David W. Ramilo, Suraya Diaz

Affiliation Interdisciplinary Centre of Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Veterinary Medicine Faculty, Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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Isabel Pereira da Fonseca ,

* E-mail: ifonseca@fmv.utl.pt

Affiliation Interdisciplinary Centre of Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Veterinary Medicine Faculty, Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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Jean-Claude Delécolle,

Affiliation Laboratory of Entomology, Institute of Parasitology and Tropical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Strasbourg, France
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Anthony Wilson,

Affiliation Pirbright Laboratory, Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright, Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom
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José Meireles,

Affiliation Interdisciplinary Centre of Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Veterinary Medicine Faculty, Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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Javier Lucientes,

Affiliation Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, Department of Animal Pathology (Animal Health), Veterinary Faculty, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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Rita Ribeiro,

Affiliation Interdisciplinary Centre of Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Veterinary Medicine Faculty, Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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Fernando Boinas

Affiliation Interdisciplinary Centre of Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Veterinary Medicine Faculty, Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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First Report of 13 Species of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Mainland Portugal and Azores by Morphological and Molecular Characterization

David W. Ramilo,
Suraya Diaz,
Isabel Pereira da Fonseca,
Jean-Claude Delécolle,
Anthony Wilson,
José Meireles,
Javier Lucientes,
Rita Ribeiro,
Fernando Boinas

Published: April 19, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0034896

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