Generation, analysis and functional annotation of expressed sequence tags from the ectoparasitic mite <it>Psoroptes ovis</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Sheep scab is caused by <it>Psoroptes ovis </it>and is arguably the most important ectoparasitic disease affecting sheep in the UK. The disease is highly contagious and causes and considerable pruritis and irritation and...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-07-01
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Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
Online Access: | http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/4/1/145 |