Further findings of spirochaetal microorganisms in mosquitoes and ticks in the Czech Republic

Biologia - Section Cellular and Molecular Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 389-394

  Čapková, Lucie ^a   Žákovská, Alena ^a   Knoz, Jan ^a   Dendis, Miloš ^b   Šerý, Omar ^a  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b Centre for Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantation   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Borreliae; Mosquitoes; PCR; Spirochaetes

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AEDES COMMUNIS; BORRELIA; BORRELIA AFZELII; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CULEX PIPIENS; CULEX TERRITANS; IXODES; IXODES RICINUS; PSOROPHORA CILIATA; SPIROCHAETALES; SPIROCHAETES;

EID: 19044374277     PISSN: 13356399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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