Identification of the Coxiella Sp. Detected from Haemaphysalis longicornis Ticks in Korea

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 125-130

  Lee, Jung Hee ^a   Park, Hyo Soon ^a   Jang, Won Jong ^a   Koh, Seong Eun ^a   Park, Tae Kyu ^b   Kang, Shin Seok ^c   Kim, Bum Joon ^d   Kook, Yoon Hoh ^d   Park, Kyung Hee ^a   Lee, Seung Hyun ^a,b  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^c Chungbuk Veterinary Service Laboratory   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

16S rRNA gene; com 1 gene; Coxiella sp.; Haemaphysalis longicornis; Identification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; COM 1 GENE; COXIELLA; COXIELLA BURNETII; HAEMAPHYSALIS LONGICORNIS; KOREA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TICK;

ACARI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COXIELLA; COXIELLA BURNETII; COXIELLA SP.; HAEMAPHYSALIS LONGICORNIS; PROKARYOTA; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 10744225462     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2004.tb03498.x     Document Type: Article

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