First detection of TBE virus sequences in Ixodes ricinus from Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)

New Microbiologica

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 147-150

  Floris, Romina ^a   Altobelli, Alfredo ^a   Boemo, Barbara ^a   Mignozzi, Katja ^a   Cinco, Marina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Flavivirus; Italy; Ixodes ricinus; RT PCR; TBE virus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; IXODES; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS FLAVIVIRUS; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; ENCEPHALITIS VIRUSES, TICK-BORNE; ITALY; IXODES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ACARI; IXODES; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDA; TICK-BORNE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS;

EID: 33745837436     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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