First detection of Rickettsia aeschlimannii in Hyalomma aegyptium from Algeria

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 253-254

  Bitam, I ^a,b   Kernif, T ^a   Harrat, Z ^a   Parola, P ^b   Raoult, D ^b  

^a Institut Pasteur d'Algerie   (Algeria)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN A; PRIMER DNA;

ALGERIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA FRAGMENTATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HYALOMMA AEGYPTIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA AESCHLIMANNII; RICKETTSIOSIS; TICK;

HYALOMMA AEGYPTIUM; RICKETTSIA AESCHLIMANNII;

EID: 73049087057     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02274.x     Document Type: Article

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