DNA evidence of Borrelia lonestari in Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) in Southeast Missouri

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 590-592

  Bacon, Rendi Murphree ^a,b   Gilmore Jr , Robert D ^a   Quintana, Miquel ^a,c   Piesman, Joseph ^a   Johnson, Barbara J B ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c U States Army Ctr for Hlth Prom   (United States)

Author keywords

16s rRNA; Amblyomma; Borrelia; Flagellin; Missouri

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUM; ARTHROPODA; BORRELIA; BORRELIA LONESTARI; IXODIDAE;

EID: 1542564435     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-40.4.590     Document Type: Article

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