Co-phylogenetic analysis of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and its vectors, Ixodes spp. ticks

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 45, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 155-170

  Foley, Janet ^a   Nieto, Nathan C ^a   Foley, Patrick ^b   Teglas, Mike B ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease coevolution; Granulocytic anaplasmosis; Phylogeography; Tick evolution

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; RIBOSOME DNA;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; COEVOLUTION; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASE VECTOR; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INFECTIVITY; PHYLOGENETICS; RODENT; SPECIALIZATION; TICK;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; IXODES; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITE VECTOR; PHYLOGENY;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; IXODES; PHYLOGENY;

ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMA MARGINALE; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); IXODES; IXODES PACIFICUS; IXODES PERSULCATUS; IXODES RICINUS; IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODIDA; RICINUS COMMUNIS; RODENTIA;

EID: 51449117411     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: 15729702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-008-9173-7     Document Type: Article

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