Nonrandom distribution of vector ticks (Dermacentor variabilis) infected by Francisella tularensis

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Goethert, Heidi K ^a   Telford III, Sam R ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DERMACENTOR; DERMACENTOR VARIABILIS; DISEASE CARRIER; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; INFECTION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; TULAREMIA; ANIMAL; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; MICROBIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; DERMACENTOR VARIABILIS; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; IXODIDA;

ANIMALS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DERMACENTOR; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HAPLOTYPES; MASSACHUSETTS; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; TULAREMIA;

EID: 61549089316     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000319     Document Type: Article

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