Molecular characterization of human pathogen Babesia EU1 in Ixodes ricinus ticks from Slovenia

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 463-465

  Duh, Darja ^a   Petrovec, Miroslav ^a   Avsic Zupanc, Tatjana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA 18S;

PATHOGEN;

ARTICLE; BABESIA; BABESIA EU1; BABESIOSIS; EUROPE; IXODES RICINUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SLOVENIA; TICK; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; HUMANS; IXODES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, PROTOZOAN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SLOVENIA; ZOONOSES;

ACARI; BABESIA; IXODES RICINUS;

EID: 19944410491     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-394R     Document Type: Article

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