Ectoparasites of house mice (Mus musculus) from pet stores in South Carolina, U.S.A.

Comparative Parasitology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 193-195

  Reeves, Will K ^a   Cobb, Kristin D ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acaridae; Liponyssoides sanguineus; Mus musculus; Myobia musculi; Myocoptes musculinus; Ornithonyssus bacoti; Polyplax serrata; Radfordia affinis; Rickettsia; South Carolina; Zoonotic disease

Indexed keywords

ACARIDAE; MUS MUSCULUS; MYOCOPTES; ORNITHONYSSUS BACOTI; POLYPLAX SERRATA; RADFORDIA; RICKETTSIA;

EID: 24944540833     PISSN: 15252647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1654/4178     Document Type: Article

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