Molecular Identification of Rickettsia typhi and R. felis in Co-Infected Ctenocephalides felis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 410-414

  Noden, Bruce H ^a   Radulovic, Suzana ^a   Higgins, James A ^a,b   Azad, Abdu F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Co infection; Ctenocephalides felis; Murine typhus; Rickettsia felis; Rickettsia typhi

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CTENOCEPHALIDES; CTENOCEPHALIDES FELIS; FELIS; FELIS CATUS; MURINAE; PULICIDAE; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA FELIS; RICKETTSIA TYPHI; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); VERTEBRATA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAT; FLEA; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA TYPHI;

ANIMALS; CATS; FLEAS; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA TYPHI;

EID: 0032111961     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/35.4.410     Document Type: Article

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