Molecular detection of spotted fever group Rickettsia in Dermacentor silvarum from a forest area of northeastern China

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 741-744

  Cao, Wu Chun ^a   Zhan, Lin ^a   De Vlas, Sake J ^b   Wen, Bo Hai ^a   Yang, Hong ^a   Richardus, Jan H ^b   Habbema, J Dik F ^b  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (China)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

China; Dermacenter silvarum; Rickettsia

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLASSIFICATION; DERMACENTOR; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII; ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER;

ANIMALS; CHINA; DERMACENTOR; DNA; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII; ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; DERMACENTOR; DERMACENTOR SILVARUM; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA SIBIRICA;

EID: 49249117444     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2008)45[741:MDOSFG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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