Molecular Evidence for Novel Tick-Associated Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae from Thailand

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 230-237

  Hirunkanokpun, Supanee ^a   Kittayapong, Pattamaporn ^a   Cornet, Jean Paul ^a   Gonzalez, Jean Paul ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Amblyomma testudinarium; Haemaphysalis ornithophila; Rickettsiae; Thailand; Tick

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA TESTUDINARIUM; ARTHROPODA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BORRELIA; FRANCISELLA; HAEMAPHYSALIS; HEMAPHYSALIS ORNITHOPHILA; RICKETTSIA; RUTA; WOLBACHIA;

PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CLASSIFICATION; DOG; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; RAT; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIOSIS; THAILAND; TICK;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATTLE; DNA PRIMERS; DOGS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; RATS; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA INFECTIONS; THAILAND; TICKS;

EID: 0037685275     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-40.2.230     Document Type: Article

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