Epidemiology and spatial relationships of bacteria associated with periplaneta americana (Blattodea: Blattidae) in Central Texas

Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 205-216

  Pechal, Jennifer L ^a   Austin, James ^a   Gold, Roger ^a   Tomberlin, Jeffery K ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Campylobacter spp.; Central Texas; Escherichia coli; Periplaneta americana

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BLATTARIA; BLATTIDAE; CAMPYLOBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PERIPLANETA; PERIPLANETA AMERICANA;

EID: 73449086720     PISSN: 15235475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3954/1523-5475-24.4.205     Document Type: Article

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