First molecular evidence of new Bartonella spp. in fleas and a tick from Perú

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 67, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2002, Pages 135-136

  Parola, Philippe ^a   Shpynov, Stanislav ^a   Montoya, Manuel ^a   Lopez, Martha ^a   Houpikian, Pierre ^a   Zeaiter, Zaher ^a   Guerra, Humberto ^a   Raoult, Didier ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; PRIMER DNA; SPACER DNA;

BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA VINSONII; BED; CLOTHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; FLEA; GENOTYPE; LOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERU; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP; SHORT SURVEY; SPECIES COMPARISON; TICK; URBAN AREA;

ACARI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA VINSONII; OVIS ARIES; PHTHIRAPTERA; PULEX; RICKETTSIALES; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 0036698697     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2002.67.135     Document Type: Short Survey

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