Transmission of Rickettsia conorii conorii in naturally infected Rhipicephalus sanguineus

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 319-321

  Socolovschi, C ^a   Bitam, I ^b   Raoult, D ^a   Parola, P ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b Institut Pasteur d'Algerie   (Algeria)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; RICKETTSIA CONORII; RICKETTSIACEAE INFECTION; SALIVARY GLAND; SMEAR; STAINING; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; RICKETTSIA CONORII;

EID: 67649800413     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02257.x     Document Type: Article

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