Infection exclusion of the rickettsial pathogen Anaplasma marginale in the tick vector Dermacentor variabilis

Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 182-184

  De la Fuente, José ^a   Blouin, Edmour F ^a   Kocan, Katherine M ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMA MARGINALE; ANAPLASMOSIS; ARTICLE; DERMACENTOR; DERMACENTOR VARIABILIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037249618     PISSN: 1071412X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CDLI.10.1.182-184.2003     Document Type: Article

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