Detection of Alpha and Gamma-Proteobacteria in Amblyomma triste (Acari: Ixodidae) from Uruguay

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-56

  Venzal, José Manuel ^a   Estrada Peña, Agustín ^b   Portillo, Aránzazu ^c   Mangold, Atilio J ^d   Castro, Oscar ^a   De Souza, Carlos G ^a   Félix, María L ^a   Pérez Martínez, Laura ^c   Santibánez, Sonia ^c   Oteo, José A ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL SAN PEDRO   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Alpha Proteobacteria; Amblyomma triste; Endosymbiont; Francisella like; Gamma Proteobacteria; Uruguay

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; RNA 16S;

ADULT; BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; DNA; ENDOSYMBIONT; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; PHYLOGENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; SUBURBAN AREA; SYMBIONT; TICK;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; RICKETTSIA; TICK; URUGUAY;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; ANIMALS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; IXODIDAE; MALE; PHYLOGENY; RICKETTSIA; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; URUGUAY;

SOUTH AMERICA; URUGUAY;

ACARI; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA TRISTE; ANAPLASMATACEAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FRANCISELLA; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; PROTEOBACTERIA; RICINUS COMMUNIS; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA PARKERI; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 43049154413     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: 15729702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-007-9126-6     Document Type: Article

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