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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2304-0106</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Anales de la Academia de Ciencias de Cuba]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Anales de la ACC]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2304-0106</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Academia de Ciencias de Cuba]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2304-01062023000100005</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Clasificación taxonómica precisa de aislamientos cubanos de garrapatas del complejo Rhipicephalus microplus y Amblyomma cajennense]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Accurate taxonomic classification of cuban ticks from the Rhipicephalus microplus and Amblyomma cajennense complexes]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez Mallón]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alina]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Encinosa Guzmán]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Pedro Enrique]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fuentes Castillo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alier]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez Fernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rafmary]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fernández Alonso]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yilian]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[García Martínez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yuselys]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bello Soto]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yamil]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cano Argüelles]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ana Laura]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Estrada García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mario Pablo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Méndez Mellor]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luis]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Aliaga Ramos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Daniela]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Díaz García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Angelina]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fernández Cuétara]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Claudia]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ledesma Bravo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Frank Luis]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Silva Guirado]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José Ángel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González Alfaro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yorexis]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro de Ingeniería Genética y Biotecnología  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ La Habana]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Laboratorio Nacional de Parasitología  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Artemisa]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Cuba  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ La Habana]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>13</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2304-01062023000100005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2304-01062023000100005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2304-01062023000100005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  La capacidad de las garrapatas como vectores de agentes patógenos específicos está determinada por la especie. Estudios recientes reevaluaron el taxón Amblyomma cajennense como un complejo de 6 especies y A. mixtum Koch, 1844 como la única presente en Cuba. Por su parte, Rhipicephalus microplus es la única especie monoxeno del género Rhipicephalus presente en la isla, la cual ha sido identificada como un complejo de 5 especies basado en análisis filogenéticos de genomas mitocondriales. El objetivo de este trabajo fue la clasificación taxonómica precisa de 4 aislamientos cubanos de garrapatas del complejo Amblyomma cajennense y de los ejemplares de las 2 colonias de garrapatas R. microplus establecidas en el Laboratorio Nacional de Parasitología.  Métodos:  Se realizó la caracterización morfológica y molecular de 4 aislamientos de campo cubanos pertenecientes al complejo Amblyomma cajennense y de ejemplares de 2 colonias de garrapatas R. microplus establecidas en el Laboratorio Nacional de Parasitología a partir de 2 aislamientos cubanos usando microscopía electrónica de barrido y las claves morfológicas descritas para cada especie combinado con análisis filogenéticos basados en secuencias de ADN de genes mitocondriales y nucleares.  Resultados y discusión: La apertura genital en forma de U combinada con setas largas y gruesas densamente distribuidas en el notum posterior de las hembras de las 4 poblaciones cubanas del complejo A. cajennense y el cuerpo redondeado de todos los especímenes han sido características morfológicas atribuidas a la especie A. mixtum y las características observadas en los especímenes de las 2 colonias del LNP coincidían con las características distintivas de las especies del complejo R. microplus pero no permitieron definir la especie. Las filogenias moleculares respaldaron con más de un 84 % de confiabilidad la presencia de Amblyomma mixtum en Cuba y con más de un 65 % la clasificación en el clado A o R. microplus sensu stricto (s. s.) de los especímenes cubanos del complejo Rhipicephalus microplus. En conclusión, estos resultados permitieron una identificación inequívoca de las 4 poblaciones cubanas como pertenecientes a la especie A. mixtum y de las colonias del LNP como R. microplus s. s.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  The capacity of ticks as vectors for specific pathogens is determined by the species. Recent studies reevaluated the taxon Amblyomma cajennense as a complex of 6 species and A. mixtum Koch, 1844 as the only one present in Cuba. On the other hand, Rhipicephalus microplus is the only monoxene species of the genus Rhipicephalus present on the island, which has been identified as a complex of 5 species based on phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial genomes.  Methods:  In this study, the morphological and molecular characterization of 4 Cuban field isolates belonging to the Amblyomma cajennense complex and of specimens of 2 colonies of R. microplus ticks established in the LNP from 2 Cuban isolates were performed using scanning electron microscopy and the morphological keys described for each species combined with phylogenetic analyses based on DNA sequences of mitochondrial and nuclear genes.  Results and discussion: The U-shaped genital opening combined with long and thick setae densely distributed in the posterior notum of the female ticks from the 4 Cuban populations of the A. cajennense complex and the rounded bodies of all specimens are morphological characteristics attributed to the species A. mixtum. The characteristics observed in the specimens of the 2 colonies from the LNP coincided with the distinctive characteristics of the species belonging to the R. microplus complex but did not allow the species definition. The molecular phylogenies supported the presence of A. mixtum in Cuba with more than 84 % reliability and the classification in clade A or R. microplus s. s. of the Cuban specimens belonging to the R. microplus complex with more than 65 %. It is concluded that these results permitted an unequivocal identification of the four Cuban populations as belonging to the species A. mixtum and of the colonies from the LNP as R. microplus s. s.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[taxonomía]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[morfología]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[filogenia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Amblyomma cajennense]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Amblyomma mixtum]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Rhipicephalus microplus]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[ticks]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[taxonomy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[morphology]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[phylogeny]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Amblyomma cajennense]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Amblyomma mixtum]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Rhipicephalus microplus]]></kwd>
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