Evaluation of Transovarial Transmission and Transmissibility of Ehrlichia chaffeensis (Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae) in Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1000-1004

  Long, S Wesley ^a   Zhang, Xiaofeng ^a   Zhang, Jianzhi ^a   Ruble, Randall P ^b   Teel, Pete ^c   Yu, Xue Jie ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ehrlichia chaffeensis transmission

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUM; ANAPLASMATACEAE; ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CARNIVORA; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; IXODIDAE; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 1642529553     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-40.6.1000     Document Type: Article

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