Prevalence of Ehrlichia chaffeensis (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) in Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) from the Georgia Coast and Barrier Islands

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 276-280

  Whitlock, J E ^a   Fang, Q Q ^a   Durden, L A ^a   Oliver Jr , J H ^a  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblyomma americanum; Barrier islands; Coastal Georgia; Ehrlichia chaffeensis; Human monocytic ehrlichiosis; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUM; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; IXODIDAE; MAMMALIA; RICKETTSIACEAE; RICKETTSIALES;

BACTERIAL RNA; RNA 16S;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; GEOGRAPHY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TICK; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; GEOGRAPHY; GEORGIA; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, RNA; TICKS;

EID: 0034150894     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-37.2.276     Document Type: Article

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