Detection of a malaria parasite (Plasmodium mexicanum) in ectoparasites (mites and ticks), and possible significance for transmission

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 413-415

  Schall, Jos J ^a   Smith, Thomas C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA;

LIZARD; MALARIA; MITE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PATCH DYNAMICS; TICK;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CYTOCHROME B GENE; DENSITY; ECTOPARASITE; EVALUATION; GECKOBIELLA OCCIDENTALIS; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; IXODES; IXODES PACIFICUS; LIZARD; MITE; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PLASMODIUM; PLASMODIUM MEXICANUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION DENSITY; PSYCHODIDAE; TICK;

ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; CYTOCHROMES B; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; INSECT VECTORS; IXODES; LIZARDS; MALARIA; MITES; PLASMODIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSYCHODIDAE;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; IXODES; IXODES PACIFICUS; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PLASMODIUM MEXICANUM; PLASMODIUM SP.; PSYCHODIDAE; SQUAMATA; ZOOTOCA VIVIPARA;

EID: 33646489686     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-688R.1     Document Type: Article

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