Wolbachia in Dirofilaria repens, an agent causing human subcutaneous dirofilariasis

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1421-1423

  Grandi, G ^a   Morchon, R ^b   Kramer, L ^a   Kartashev, V ^c   Simon, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c ROSTOV STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; ENDOSYMBIONT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOLOGY; HOMINID; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOASSAY; NEMATODE; SERUM;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIASIS; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN DISEASES, PARASITIC; SYMBIOSIS; WOLBACHIA; YOUNG ADULT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DIROFILARIA REPENS; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 58549096114     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-1575.1     Document Type: Article

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