Molecular evidence of Bartonella DNA in ixodid ticks in Czechia

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 503-509

  Hercik K ^a   Hasova V ^a   Janecek J ^a   Branny, P ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S; RNA 23S; SPACER DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BARTONELLA; CLASSIFICATION; CZECH REPUBLIC; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TICK;

ANIMALS; BARTONELLA; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CZECH REPUBLIC; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, INTERGENIC; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IXODIDAE; MALE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 23S; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA SP.; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDA;

EID: 37649018722     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02932111     Document Type: Article

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