Analysis of Sarcoptes scabiei finds no evidence of infection with Wolbachia

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 131-135

  Mounsey, K E ^a,b   Holt, D C ^a,b   Fischer, K ^d   Kemp, D J ^d   Currie, B J ^a,b,c   Walton, S F ^a,b  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

PCR; Sarcoptes scabiei; Wolbachia

Indexed keywords

FTSZ PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; RNA 16S;

PARASITOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DNA LIBRARY; ENDOSYMBIONT; FILARIA; FILARIASIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OBSERVATION; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCTION; RNA SEQUENCE; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; SCABIES; WOLBACHIA;

ACARI; NEMATODA; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 13844280848     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2004.11.007     Document Type: Article

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