Rickettsial infection in Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) inhibits transovarial transmission of a second Rickettsia

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 809-813

  Macaluso, Kevin R ^a   Sonenshine, Daniel E ^b   Ceraul, Shane M ^b   Azad, Abdu F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capillary feeding; Rickettsiae; Transovarial transmission

Indexed keywords

ACARI; DERMACENTOR; DERMACENTOR VARIABILIS; IXODIDAE; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA MONTANENSIS; RICKETTSIA RHIPICEPHALI; SPOTTED FEVER GROUP;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CERCOPITHECUS; DERMACENTOR; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; MICROBIOLOGY; OVARY; PATHOGENICITY; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIOSIS; VERO CELL;

ANIMALS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; DERMACENTOR; FEMALE; OVARY; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA INFECTIONS; VERO CELLS;

EID: 0036833642     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-39.6.809     Document Type: Article

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