Genotypic identification of three new strains of spotted fever group rickettsiae isolated in China

Acta Virologica

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 215-219

  Zhang, J Z ^a   Fan, M Y ^a   Bi, D Z ^a   Cui, W F ^b   Han, Y F ^b  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b Suifenhe City Quarantine Station   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese isolates; genotyping; polymerase chain reaction; restriction endonuclease fragment length polymorphism; spotted fever group rickettsiae

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RICKETTSIACEAE;

ANIMALS; CHINA; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RICKETTSIA; ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER; TICKS;

ACARI; DERMACENTOR; DERMACENTOR SINICUS; HAEMAPHYSALIS; HAEMAPHYSALIS CONCINNA; RICKETTSIACEAE;

EID: 0029963495     PISSN: 0001723X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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