A longitudinal study of Bartonella infection in populations of woodrats and their fleas

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 353-364

  Morway, Christina ^a   Kosoy, Michael ^a   Eisen, Rebecca ^a   Montenieri, John ^a   Sheff, Kelly ^a   Reynolds, Pamela J ^b   Powers, Nelson ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bartonella; Flea; Neotoma albigula; Neotoma micropus; Woodrat

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BARTONELLA; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FLEA; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEX RATIO; SIGMODONTINAE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; BARTONELLA; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; MALE; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEX RATIO; SIGMODONTINAE; SIPHONAPTERA;

BARTONELLA; NEOTOMA; NEOTOMA ALBIGULA; NEOTOMA MICROPUS; ORCHOPEAS SEXDENTATUS; RODENTIA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 68949215907     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3376/1081-1710-33.2.353     Document Type: Article

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