Molecular detection of Rickettsia typhi and Rickettsia felis in fleas from Algeria

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 255-256

  Bitam, I ^a,b   Baziz, B ^a   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

OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN A;

ALGERIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; FLEA; LEPTOPSYLLA SEGNIS; MICROBIAL MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIA FELIS; RICKETTSIA TYPHI; RICKETTSIACEAE INFECTION; RICKETTSIOSIS; TYPHUS; XENOPSYLLA CHEOPIS;

RICKETTSIA FELIS; RICKETTSIA TYPHI; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 73049112946     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02275.x     Document Type: Article

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