Open AccessMolecular characterization of COI gene of Ixodes ricinus (Linnaeus, 1758) from Serbia
Author(s) -
Sanja Ćakić,
Miljana Mojsilovic,
Darko Mihaljica,
Milica Milutinović,
Andjeljko Petrović,
Snežana Tomanović
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
archives of biological sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1821-4339
pISSN - 0354-4664
DOI - 10.2298/abs1403243c
Subject(s) - ricinus , ixodes ricinus , biology , intraspecific competition , zoology , ixodidae , tick , gene , genetic distance , genetics , veterinary medicine , genetic variation , ecology , botany , medicine
The Ixodes ricinus tick is common in the central part of the Balkan Peninsula. It is a vector of pathogenic agents causing diseases in humans and animals. Little is known about the genetic structure of I. ricinus in this region. We have investigated intraspecific variability of the COI gene among I. ricinus ticks collected from different regions of Serbia, and the correlation between the various types of habitat and genetic variability of ticks. The obtained COI gene sequences are the first barcoding sequences of I. ricinus ticks collected at localities in Serbia. Intraspecific variability of these COI gene sequences was very low, and there was no correlation between the various types of habitat and genetic variability of ticks. Samples from isolated localities (canyon/gorge) showed no genetic differentiations from the majority of samples from open areas. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. ON 173006