Reservoir competence of lesser mealworm (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) for Campylobacter jejuni (Campylobacterales: Campylobacteraceae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 42-47

  Strother, Keith O ^a,b   Dayton Steelman, C ^a   Gbur, E E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alphitobius diaperinus; Campylobacter jejuni; Lesser mealworm; Reservoir competence

Indexed keywords

ALPHITOBIUS; ALPHITOBIUS DIAPERINUS; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CAMPYLOBACTERACEAE; CAMPYLOBACTERALES; COLEOPTERA; GALLUS GALLUS; TENEBRIONIDAE;

EID: 12844255200     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/42.1.42     Document Type: Article

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