Effects of Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection on the molting success of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) larvae

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 476-483

  Ross, Danielle E ^a   Levin, Michael L ^a  

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

Author keywords

Anaplasma phagocytophilum; Coadaptation; Ixodes scapularis; Vector survival

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); INVERTEBRATA; IXODES; IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODIDAE;

EID: 2542530805     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-41.3.476     Document Type: Article

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