Longitudinal monitoring of the dynamics of infections due to Bartonella species in UK woodland rodents

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 323-329

  Birtles, R J ^a,b   Hazel, S M ^c   Bennett, M ^c   Bown, K ^c   Raoult, D ^b   Begon, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BARTONELLA; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ASSAY; FOREST; GENOTYPE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MONITORING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RICKETTSIOSIS; RODENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA INFECTIONS; GENOTYPE; GREAT BRITAIN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MURIDAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, RNA;

EID: 0034997025     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095026880100526X     Document Type: Article

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