Neotrombicula autumnalis (Acari, Trombiculidae) as a vector for Borrelia burgdorferi S.L.

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 33, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 93-102

  Kampen, H ^a   Scholer A ^a   Metzen, M ^a   Oehme, R ^b   Hartelt, K ^b   Kimmig, P ^b   Maier, W A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b Wiederholdstr 15   (Germany)

Author keywords

Borrelia burgdorferi; Neotrombicula autumnalis; Transovarial transmission; Transstadial transmission; Trombiculid mite; Vector competence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; DISEASE VECTOR; MITE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA INFECTION; CHEMISTRY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE VECTOR; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RODENT; RODENT DISEASE; TROMBICULIDAE;

ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; BASE SEQUENCE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; BORRELIA INFECTIONS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RODENT DISEASES; RODENTIA; TROMBICULIDAE;

BONN; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BORRELIA; BORRELIA AFZELII; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA GARINII; BORRELIA VALAISIANA; CROCIDURA; CROCIDURA RUSSULA; ERINACEIDAE; GERBILLINAE; INVERTEBRATA; MURIDAE; RODENTIA; RUSSULA; SORICIDAE; SPIROCHAETALES; TROMBICULIDAE;

EID: 4043066632     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:APPA.0000029975.92510.90     Document Type: Article

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