Detection of Yersinia pestis DNA in prairie dog-associated fleas by polymerase chain reaction assay of purified DNA

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 636-643

  Griffin, Karen A ^a   Martin, Daniel J ^a   Rosen, Laura E ^a   Sirochman, Michael A ^a   Walsh, Daniel P ^a   Wolfe, Lisa L ^a   Miller, Michael W ^a  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cynomys spp.; Flea; Oropsylla spp.; Pcr; Plague; Polymerase chain reaction; Prairie dog; Yersinia pestis

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CYNOMYS; CYNOMYS LEUCURUS; CYNOMYS LUDOVICIANUS; OROPSYLLA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); YERSINIA PESTIS;

BACTERIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; DISEASE CARRIER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FLEA; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLAGUE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCIURIDAE; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY; YERSINIA PESTIS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; COLORADO; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DNA, BACTERIAL; PLAGUE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCIURIDAE; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SIPHONAPTERA; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 77952324020     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-46.2.636     Document Type: Article

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