Mixed infections, cryptic diversity, and vector-borne pathogens: Evidence from Polygenis fleas and Bartonella species

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 73, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 6045-6052

  Abbot, Patrick ^a   Aviles, Alena E ^b   Eller, Lauren ^a   Durden, Lance A ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; GENE TRANSFER; MAMMALS; PATHOGENS;

BITING ARTHROPODS; CRYPTIC DIVERSITY; FLEA VECTORS; PARASITIZING COTTON RATS;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ARTHROPOD; BACTERIUM; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DISEASE VECTOR; FLEA; GENE TRANSFER; INFECTIVITY; MAMMAL; RODENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA CLARRIDGEIAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON RAT; FLEA; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE VECTOR; PHYLOGENY; POLYGENIS GWYNI; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA INFECTIONS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; FLEAS; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; INSECT VECTORS; MAMMALS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RODENT DISEASES; SIGMODONTINAE;

ACARI; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; ARTHROPODA; BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA CLARRIDGEIAE; FELIDAE; IXODIDA; MAMMALIA; PHTHIRAPTERA; POLYGENIS; SIGMODON; SIGMODON HISPIDUS; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 35148838988     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00228-07     Document Type: Article

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