Automatic barcode gap discovery reveals diverse clades of Rhipicephalus spp. and Haemaphysalis spp. ticks from small mammals in 'Asir, Saudi Arabia.

Samia Q AlghamdiVan Lun LowHadil A AlkathiryAbdulaziz N AlagailiJohn W McGarryBenjamin L Makepeace

Published in: Parasites & vectors (2021)

This apparent high level of tick diversity observed in a single study site of only ~ 170 km2, on a relatively small number of hosts, highlights the potential for the discovery of new tick species on the Arabian Peninsula.

Keyphrases

saudi arabia
small molecule
high throughput
machine learning
deep learning
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic resonance
risk assessment
genetic diversity