Co-detection of Bartonella henselae, Borrelia burgdorferi, and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Ixodes pacificus ticks from California, USA

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 99-102

  Holden, Kevin ^a   Boothby, John T ^b   Kasten, Rickie W ^c   Chomel, Bruno B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaplasma phagocytophilum; Bartonella henselae; California; Ixodes pacificus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; IXODES; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERINFECTION; TICK; UNITED STATES;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CALIFORNIA; CHAPERONIN 60; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; GROEL PROTEIN; IXODES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TICK-BORNE DISEASES;

ACARI; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; IXODES; IXODES PACIFICUS;

EID: 33645823878     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2006.6.99     Document Type: Article

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