First evidence of Ehrlichia sp. in wild Microtus arvalis from Poland

Acta Parasitologica

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 204-205

  Bajer, Anna ^a   Behnke, Jerzy M ^b   Pawełczyk, Agnieszka ^a   Siński, Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ehrlichia; Microtus arvalis; Rodents

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032695032     PISSN: 12302821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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