Molecular identification of Rickettsia felis in ticks and fleas from an endemic area for Brazilian Spotted Fever

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 191-194

  Oliveira, K A ^a   Oliveira, L S ^a   Dias, C C A ^b   Silva Jr , A ^b   Almeida, M R ^b   Almada, G ^c   Bouyer, D H ^d   Galvao M A M ^e   Mafra, C L ^a  

^a Laboratorio de Bioquimica e Biologia Molecular de Agentes Infecciosos e Parasitarios

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^c Secretaria Municipal de Saúde   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazilian spotted fever; Ctenocephalides felis; R. felis spotted fever; Rickettsia felis; Rickettsia rickettsii; Tick

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA CAJENNENSE; AMBLYOMMA COOPERI; AMBLYOMMA DUBITATUM; ANIMALIA; ANOCENTOR NITENS; ARTHROPODA; CTENOCEPHALIDES; CTENOCEPHALIDES FELIS; IXODIDA; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA FELIS; RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII; RICKETTSIA SP.; RICKETTSIALES; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 42149090418     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762008000200011     Document Type: Article

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