Spotted fever group rickettsiae in Ixodes ricinus and Haemaphysalis punctata ticks in Italy

European Journal of Inflammation

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 177-180

  Ciervo, A ^b   Simeoni, J ^a   Khoury, C ^b   Mancini, F ^b   Ciceroni, Lorenzo ^b  

^a Azzienda Sanitaria di Bolzano   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Haemaphysalis puntata; Italy; Ixodes ricinus; Spotted fever group rickettsiae

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DNA EXTRACTION; FEVER; HAEMAPHYSALIS CINNABARINA PUNCTATA; ITALY; IXODES RICINUS; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RICKETS; RICKETTSIA CORONII; RICKETTSIA SIBIRICA; TICK;

EID: 33751209168     PISSN: 1721727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1721727X0600400306     Document Type: Article

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