Isolation of Spiroplasma sp. from an Ixodes tick

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 296, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 157-161

  Henning, Klaus ^a   Greiner Fischer, Susanne ^b   Hotzel, Helmut ^a   Ebsen, Michael ^c   Theegarten, Dirk ^c  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^b Kreis Soest Veterinärdienst   (Germany)

^c INSTITUT FÜR PATHOLOGIE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell culture; DNA sequencing; Electron microscopy; Isolation; PCR; Spiroplasma sp.; Tick borne diseases

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL VACUOLE; CHLAMYDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COXIELLA; COXIELLA BURNETII; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENE SEQUENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IXODES; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPIROPLASMA;

EID: 33646375938     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2006.01.012     Document Type: Article

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