Experimental in vitro transmission of Babesia sp. (EU1) by Ixodes ricinus

Veterinary Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Bonnet, Sarah ^a,b   Brisseau, Nadine ^a   Hermouet, Axelle ^a   Jouglin, Maggy ^a   Chauvin, Alain ^a  

^a LUNAM UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

Author keywords

Babesia sp. (EU1); Experimental transmission; In vitro culture; Ixodes ricinus; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; IXODES RICINUS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALIVARY GLAND; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; IXODES; LIFE CYCLE; NYMPH; PARASITE VECTOR; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

BABESIA SP.; CAPREOLUS; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDA; OVIS ARIES;

ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; BABESIA; FEMALE; IXODES; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; NYMPH;

EID: 63849160908     PISSN: 09284249     EISSN: 12979716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/vetres/2009004     Document Type: Article

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