Bartonella and Rickettsia from fleas (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae) of prairie dogs (Cynomys spp.) from the western United States

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 953-955

  Reeves, Will K ^a   Rogers, Thomas E ^a   Dasch, Gregory A ^b  

^a MS G 13 ^*  (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CANID; DNA; FLEA; GENOTYPE; HOST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARTICLE; BARTONELLA; FLEA; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRAIRIE DOG; RICKETTSIA; SCIURIDAE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA INFECTIONS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; INSECT VECTORS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA INFECTIONS; RODENT DISEASES; SCIURIDAE; SIPHONAPTERA; UNITED STATES;

COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH DAKOTA; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

BARTONELLA; CERATOPHYLLIDAE; CYNOMYS; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA SP.; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 34848860469     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-1111R1.1     Document Type: Article

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