title: Molecular identification of Cordylobia anthropophaga Blanchard (Diptera: Calliphoridae) larvae collected from dogs (Canis familiaris) in Jos South, Plateau State, Nigeria.
abstract: Myiasis-causing larvae were extracted from dogs attending veterinary clinics in Plateau State,  Nigeria and subjected to molecular analysis involving polymerase chain reaction amplification  of the 28S rRNA gene of blowflies, cloning and sequencing techniques. All larvae were  confirmed as  Cordylobia anthropophaga Blanchard (Diptera: Calliphoridae) after the initial  morphological identification. This is the first molecular identification of any myiasis-causing  fly species in Nigeria and may serve as a reliable alternative to morphological identification  where samples are not well preserved or difficult to identify to species level.
authors: National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom. ogoendy@yahoo.com.
authors: Ndudim I
authors: NI
authors: Ogo
authors: Emmanuel
authors: E
authors: Onovoh
authors: Oluyinka O
authors: OO
authors: Okubanjo
authors: Ruth C
authors: RC
authors: Galindo
authors: Jose-Manuel P
authors: JM
authors: De la Lastra
authors: Jose
authors: J
authors: De la Fuente
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D004285:Dogs; D005784:Gene Amplification; D007814:Larva; D009198:Myiasis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009549:Nigeria; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D012339:RNA, Ribosomal, 28S / Q000235:genetics*; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D012339:RNA, Ribosomal, 28S