Polymorphism of the ITS-2 region of the ribosomal DNA of the Triatominae Rhodnius domesticus, R. pictipes, R.

M P Naegele1, P I Da Costa, J A Da Rosa

  • 1Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Faculdade de Ciênciasa, Farmacêutivas, UNESP, Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil.

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