Comparative susceptibility of larval stages of Amblyomma aureolatum, Amblyomma cajennense, and Rhipicephalus sanguineus to Infection by Rickettsia rickettsii

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1156-1159

  Labruna, Marcelo B ^a   Ogrzewalska, Maria ^a   Martins, Thiago F ^a   Pinter, Adriano ^b   Horta, Maurício C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SUPERINTENDÊNCIA DE CONTROLE DE ENDEMIAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amblyomma aureolatum; Amblyomma cajennense; Rhipicephalus sanguineus; Rickettsia rickettii; Spotted fever

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GUINEA PIG; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; LARVA; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII; TICK;

ANIMALS; GUINEA PIGS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; IXODIDAE; LARVA; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII;

AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA AUREOLATUM; AMBLYOMMA CAJENNENSE; CAVIA; IXODIDA; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII;

EID: 56749131251     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2008)45[1156:CSOLSO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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