Table 1.
Comparison (% identity) of the studied Angolan tick mitochondrial amplicons with available GenBank sequences
| Tick species | % Identity (bp)-GenBank accession no. (no. of analysed amplicons) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 16S RNA | 12S RNA | COI | |
| A. variegatum | 99.0 (404/408)-L34312 (3) | 99.4 (339/341)-HQ856466 (3) | 99.3 (560/564)-MK648415 (1) |
| H. truncatum | 99.8 (401/403)-LC634545 (2) | 100 (341/341)-AF150031 (2) | 99.2–99.4 (617/622–670/674)-KY457529 (2) |
| R. decoloratus | 99.5–99.8 (399–400/401)-KY457525 (4) | 99.7 (343/344)-NC_052828 (4) | 99.4–99.1 (616/620–652/658)-NC_052828 (3) |
| R. evertsi mimeticus | 99.7 (370/371)-MF425975 (1) | 100 (318/318)-AF031862 (1) | NA |
| R. duttoni | 99.7 (352/353)-MW080164 (3) | 98.7 (310/314)-MF425966 (1) | NA |
| Rhipicephalus sp. | 97.0 (393/405)-LC634554a (1) | 98.2 (333/339)-KY4575421 (1) | NA |
bp: base pairs; A.: Amblyomma; H.: Hyalomma; R.: Rhipicephalus; NA: not amplified
aRhipicephalus simus