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Mitogenome Announcement

The complete mitochondrial genome of Linguatula serrata (tongue worm) isolated from a dog and phylogenetic analysis

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Pages 357-358 | Received 21 Feb 2018, Accepted 06 Mar 2018, Published online: 14 Mar 2018

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