Bacteria of the genus Anaplasma - Characteristics of Anaplasma and their vectors: A review

Veterinarni Medicina

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 573-584

  Rymaszewska, Anna ^a   Grenda, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZCZECIN   (Poland)

^b Voivodship Inspectorate for Environmental Protection   (Poland)

Author keywords

Anaplasma vectors; Anaplasmosis; Bacteria from the genus Anaplasma; Ticks

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOMMA; ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMA BOVIS; ANAPLASMA CENTRALE; ANAPLASMA MARGINALE; ANAPLASMA OVIS; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANAPLASMA PLATYS; ANIMALIA; ARACHNIDA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVIDAE; DERMACENTOR; EUKARYOTA; IXODES; IXODIDA; OVIS ARIES; RHIPICEPHALUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 59449092697     PISSN: 03758427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/1861-VETMED     Document Type: Review

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