Semi-nested PCR detection of Bartonella henselae in Ixodes persulcatus ticks from Western Siberia, Russia

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 306-309

  Morozova, Olga V ^a   Cabello, F C ^b   Dobrotvorsky, A K ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL BIOLOGY AND FUNDAMENTAL MEDICINE   (Russian Federation)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMATICS AND ECOLOGY OF ANIMALS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Bartonella; Ixodes persulcatus; PCR assay

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IXODES PERSULCATUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIOSIS; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

ACARI; BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; IXODES; IXODES PERSULCATUS;

EID: 12344281252     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2004.4.306     Document Type: Article

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