Pilot study on synanthropic flies (e.g. Musca, Sarcophaga, Calliphora, Fannia, Lucilia, Stomoxys) as vectors of pathogenic microorganisms

Parasitology Research

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 243-246

  Förster, Maike ^a   Klimpel, Sven ^a   Mehlhorn, Heinz ^a   Sievert, Kai ^b   Messler, Sabine ^a   Pfeffer, Klaus ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR;

ACINETOBACTER LWOFFII; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CORYNEBACTERIUM; DISEASE CARRIER; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; KLEBSIELLA; MORGANELLA MORGANII; MUCOR; NEISSERIA; NONHUMAN; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS; PROVIDENCIA RETTGERI; PSEUDOMONAS; SPHINGOMONAS PAUCIMOBILIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; DIPTERA; FUNGI; INSECT VECTORS; PILOT PROJECTS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; CALLIPHORA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EQUIDAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FANNIA; STOMOXYS;

EID: 34247598454     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-007-0522-y     Document Type: Article

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