Molecular evidence for a spotted fever group Rickettsia species in the tick Amblyomma longirostre in Brazil

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 533-537

  Labruna, Marcelo B ^a,b   Mcbride, Jere W ^b   Bouyer, Donald H ^b   Camargo, Luis Marcelo A ^a   Camargo, Erney P ^a   Walker, David H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblyomma longirostre; Brazil; Rickettsia; Rondonia; Ticks

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA LONGIROSTRE; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COENDOU; COENDOU PREHENSILIS; ERETHIZON DORSATUM; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA AMBLYOMMII; RICKETTSIA SP.; RONDONIA; SPOTTED FEVER GROUP;

EID: 2542585496     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-41.3.533     Document Type: Article

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