Wolbachia and the antifilarial properties of tetracycline. an untold story

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 7-10

  McCall, John W ^a   Jun, Jung J ^a   Bandi, Claudio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acanthocheilonema; Brugia; Filarial nematodes; Litomosoides; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIUM; NEMATODE; PARASITE CONTROL; SYMBIONT;

ACANTHOCHEILONEMA VITEAE; BRUGIA PAHANGI; LITOMOSOIDES SIGMODONTIS; NEMATODA; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 0032884235     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250009909356230     Document Type: Article

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