A simplified method of cleaning ixodid ticks for microscopy

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 197, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 317-319

  Dixon, B R ^a   Petney, T N ^a   Andrews, R H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acarology; Cleaning; Microscopy; Ticks

Indexed keywords

CLEANING;

ACAROLOGY; CLEANING; SIMPLIFIED METHOD; TICK; ULTRASONIC CLEANERS;

ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

ARTICLE; CLEANING; MICROSCOPY; PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TICK; ULTRASOUND;

ACARI; IXODIDAE;

EID: 0034095909     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.2000.00663.x     Document Type: Article

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