A new Francisella (Beggiatiales: Francisellaceae) inquiline within Dermacentor variabilis Say (Acari: Ixodidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 502-505

  Goethert, Heidi K ^a   Telford III, Sam R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Dermacentor variabilis; Dog tick; Massachusetts; Symbiont

Indexed keywords

ACARI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; DAPHNE VIRUS S; DERMACENTOR; DERMACENTOR VARIABILIS; FRANCISELLA; FRANCISELLA ENDOSYMBIONT OF DERMACENTOR VARIABILIS; FRANCISELLACEAE; IXODIDAE;

EID: 19444378987     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/42.3.502     Document Type: Article

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