A Canadian bison isolate of Anaplasma marginale (Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae) is not transmissible by Dermacentor andersoni (Acari: Ixodidae), whereas ticks from two Canadian D. andersoni populations are competent vectors of a U.S. strain

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 971-975

  Scoles, Glen A ^a   McElwain, Terry F ^a   Rurangirwa, Fred R ^a   Knowles, Donald P ^a   Lysyk, Timothy J ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaplasma marginale; Bison; Dermacentor andersoni; Ticks; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASMA MARGINALE; ANAPLASMOSIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BUFFALO; CANADA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DERMACENTOR; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITE VECTOR; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UNITED STATES;

ANAPLASMA MARGINALE; ANAPLASMOSIS; ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; BISON; CANADA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DERMACENTOR; FEMALE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UNITED STATES;

ACARI; ANAPLASMA MARGINALE; ANAPLASMATACEAE; BISON; BISON BISON BISON; BOS TAURUS; DERMACENTOR; DERMACENTOR ANDERSONI; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 33750940245     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2006)43[971:ACBIOA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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