Molecular evidence for novel Bartonella species in Trichobius major (Diptera: Streblidae) and Cimex adjunctus (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) from two southeastern bat caves, U.S.A

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 339-341

  Reeves, Will K ^a   Loftis, Amanda D ^a   Gore, Jeffery A ^b   Dasch, Gregory A ^a  

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

^b FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bartonella; Cimicidae; Hippoboscidae; Nycteribiidae; Streblidae

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BARTONELLA; BAT; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FLY; GENETICS; HEMIPTERA; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA INFECTIONS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHIROPTERA; DIPTERA; DNA, BACTERIAL; HEMIPTERA; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RICKETTSIA; UNITED STATES;

BARTONELLA; CIMEX; CIMEX ADJUNCTUS; CIMICIDAE; DIPTERA; HEMIPTERA; HIPPOBOSCIDAE; NYCTERIBIIDAE; STREBLIDAE; TRICHOBIUS MAJOR;

EID: 33644833295     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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