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From: Multi-locus sequence typing of Ehrlichia ruminantium strains from geographically diverse origins and collected in Amblyomma variegatum from Uganda

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Minimum-spanning tree based on MLST profiles. Each circle in the tree represents a different ST. The white, red, and blue circles represent reference strains, A. variegatum samples from Uganda, and A. variegatum samples from Burkina Faso, respectively. Circle size is proportional to the numbers of strains or tick samples belonging to an ST. Numbers between circles represent the number of allelic differences. Two or more STs differing at less than two loci are regarded as a group and are distinguished by a different colour. The strength of the link (bold, plain, or discontinuous) indicates the degree of genetic similarity (number of common alleles) between STs.

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Parasites & Vectors

ISSN: 1756-3305

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