Molecular evidence for tick-borne encephalitis virus in ticks in South Korea

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-20

  Kim, S Y ^a   Jeong, Y E ^a   Yun, S M ^a   Lee, I Y ^b   Han, M G ^a   Ju, Y R ^a  

^a Korea National Institute of Health   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

E gene; Ixodid; South Korea; Tick borne encephalitis virus

Indexed keywords

ENCEPHALITIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GRASSLAND; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN; TICK; VIRUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KOREA; NYMPH; PHYLOGENY; TICK; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS FLAVIVIRUS; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; ENCEPHALITIS VIRUSES, TICK-BORNE; IXODIDAE; KOREA; NYMPH; PHYLOGENY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; SOUTH KOREA;

ANIMALIA; IXODIDA; TICK-BORNE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; TICK-BORNE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS GROUP;

EID: 60349088450     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: 13652915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2008.00755.x     Document Type: Article

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