Molecular survey for spotted fever group rickettsiae in ticks from Morocco

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 259-260

  Boudebouch, N ^a   Sarih, M ^a   Socolovschi, C ^b   Amarouch, H ^c   Hassar, M ^a   Raoult, D ^b   Parola, P ^b  

^a Institut Pasteur du Maroc   (Morocco)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES AIN CHOCK   (Morocco)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN A;

ARTICLE; DERMACENTOR; DERMACENTOR PARUMAPERTUS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HYALOMMA MARGINATUM; IXODES RICINUS; MOROCCO; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIPICEPHALUS BURSA; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; RHIPICEPHALUS TURANICUS; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA AESCHLIMANNII; RICKETTSIA CONORRII; RICKETTSIA HELVETICA; RICKETTSIA MASSILIAE; RICKETTSIA MONACENSIS; RICKETTSIA RAOULTII; RICKETTSIA SLOVACA; RICKETTSIACEAE INFECTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TICK;

IXODIDA; RICKETTSIACEAE;

EID: 73049101711     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02226.x     Document Type: Article

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