First detection of Rickettsia helvetica in Ixodes ricinus ticks in Austria

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 561-563

  Blaschitz, Marion ^a   Narodoslavsky Gföller, Melanie ^a   Kanzler, Michaela ^a   Walochnik, Julia ^a   Stanek, Gerold ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Ixodes; Rickettsia; Tick(s)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; IXODES RICINUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA HELVETICA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ANIMALS; AUSTRIA; IXODES; RICKETTSIA;

IXODES; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDA; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA HELVETICA;

EID: 50849103614     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2007.0250     Document Type: Article

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