The prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Ixodes ricinus ticks in the sinop region of Turkey

Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 153-158

  Güneş, Turabi ^a   Kaya, Serpil ^a   Poyraz, Ömer ^a   Engin, Aynur ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato; Ixodes ricinus; Prevalence; Tick vector

Indexed keywords

BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; DERMACENTOR; HYALOMMA; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDA; RHIPICEPHALUS; RICINUS COMMUNIS; SPIROCHAETALES;

EID: 34447518687     PISSN: 13000128     EISSN: 13036181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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