First molecular detection of R. Conorii subsp. conorii 99 years after the conor description of Mediterranean spotted fever, in Tunisia

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 309-310

  Sfar, N ^a   Kaabia, N ^b   Letaief A ^b   Rolain, J M ^c   Parola, P ^c   Bouattour, A ^a   Raoult, D ^c  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b FARHAT HACHED HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITRATE SYNTHASE; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN A;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BOUTONNEUSE FEVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIA CONORII; RICKETTSIA TYPHI; SEROLOGY; TUNISIA; TYPHUS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 73049094925     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02253.x     Document Type: Article

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