Genetic analysis of isolates of the spotted fever group of Rickettsiae belonging to the R. conorii complex

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 849, Issue , 1998, Pages 11-20

  Dasch, Gregory A ^a   Jackson, Louise M ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GENETICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RICKETTSIA CONORII;

ACARI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ISRAELI TICK TYPHUS RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA AFRICAE; RICKETTSIA CONORII;

EID: 0031821836     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1998.tb11028.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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