A longitudinal study of the prevalence of borreliae in ticks in the urban locality of Brno - Pisárky, Czech Republic

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 385-388

  Zakovska A ^a   Vostal, K ^a   Martinikova H ^a  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CZECH REPUBLIC; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; NOTE; SEASON; TICK; TIME;

ANIMALS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; CZECH REPUBLIC; FEMALE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SEASONS; TICKS; TIME FACTORS;

IXODIDA;

EID: 68949205219     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3376/1081-1710-33.2.385     Document Type: Note

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