Detection of tick-borne pathogens by masstag polymerase chain reaction

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 147-151

  Tokarz, Rafal ^a   Kapoor, Vishal ^a   Samuel, James E ^b   Bouyer, Donald H ^c   Briese, Thomas ^a   Lipkin, W Ian ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes; Arbovirus(es); Birds; Culex; Diagnostics; Mosquito(es); Vector borne; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; INFECTION; MASSTAG POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; MICROORGANISM; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; TICK;

ANAPLASMA; ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; BORRELIA; DNA PRIMERS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TICKS; UNITED STATES;

ARBOVIRUS; AVES; IXODIDA;

EID: 65249159524     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2008.0088     Document Type: Article

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