Detection of a new bacterium related to 'Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii' in bed bugs

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 84-85

  Richard, S ^a   Seng, P ^b   Parola, P ^b   Raoult, D ^b   Davoust, B ^a   Brouqui, P ^b  

^a Direction Regionale du Service de Sante des Armees de Toulon   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITRATE SYNTHASE; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN A;

ANAPLASMA; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BARTONELLA; BED BUG; GENE SEQUENCE; INSECT; IXODES; MIDICHLORIA MITOCHONDRII; NONHUMAN; NOTE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TAXONOMIC IDENTIFICATION; TAXONOMIC RANK;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CIMICIDAE;

EID: 70349230904     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02244.x     Document Type: Article

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