Presence or absence of plasmid in Rickettsia felis depending on the source of fleas

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 296-297

  Rolain, J M ^a   Bitam, I ^a   Buffet, S ^a   Marie J L ^b   Bourry, O ^c   Portelli Clerc, C ^d   Beaucournu, J C ^e   Parola, P ^a   Fournier, P E ^a   Davoust, B ^f   Raoult, D ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Grp de Secteurs Veterinaires   (France)

^c Institut de Recherches pour le Développement U034   (Gabon)

^d Force Intérimaire des Nations Unies au Liban FINUL   (Lebanon)

^e Laboratoire de Parasitologie et Zoologie Appliquée   (France)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CITRATE SYNTHASE; PROTEIN BIOB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CAT; CTENOCEPHALIDES; FLEA; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE PROBE; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RICKETTSIA FELIS; TAXONOMY;

RICKETTSIA FELIS; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 73049094235     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02245.x     Document Type: Article

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