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Title: Amblyomma cordiferum Neumann, 1899 (Acari: Ixodidae) parasitizing reticulated pythons, Malayopython reticulatus (Schneider, 1801) (Reptilia: Pythonidae) in Peninsular Malaysia
Authors: Tan, L.P. 
Choong, S.S. 
Samsuddin, A.S. 
Lee, S.H. 
Keywords: Malaysia;Python;Reptile;Ticks
Issue Date: 2019
Publisher: Elsevier GmbH
Journal: Ticks and tick-borne diseases 
Abstract: 
Two ticks were collected from a reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus) caught in Tumpat District, Kelantan, Peninsular Malaysia. The ticks were first identified as Ambylomma sp. through morphological comparison with identification keys. Determination of the tick species was made through PCR and sequencing. However, BLAST analysis revealed 85-88% sequence nucleotide identity with Amblyomma nitidum and Amblyomma geoemydae. Additionally, the morphological features of the ticks collected in this study did not match either A. nitidum or A. geoemydae. Further examination of the ticks confirmed the species as Amblyomma cordiferum. This is the first record of A. cordiferum DNA sequence with morphological support of colour illustrations for adult A. cordiferum. This is also the most recent record of this host association in Peninsular Malaysia. Information from this report can serve as a reference for species identification using the described morphology or molecular sequences.
Description: 
Web of Science / Scopus
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/963
DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2019.101285
Appears in Collections:Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Journal (Scopus/WOS)

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