Detection of Rickettsia rickettsii and Bartonella henselae in Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks from California

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 158-162

  Wikswo, Mary Elizabeth ^a,b   Renjie, H U ^c   Metzger, Marco E ^c   Eremeeva, Marina E ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bartonella henselae; California; Rhipicephalus sanguineus; Rickettsia rickettsii; Rocky mountain spotted fever

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; FEMALE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE VECTOR; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPOD VECTORS; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BASE SEQUENCE; CALIFORNIA; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ANAPLASMA PLATYS; BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CANIS; IXODIDA; POACEAE; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII; RICKETTSIACEAE; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 33847715942     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2007)44[158:DORRAB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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