Molecular detection of ehrlichia chaffeensis and anaplasma bovis in the salivary glands from haemaphysalis longicornis ticks

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 411-413

  Lee, Mi Jin ^a   Chae, Joon Seok ^b  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anaplasma bovis; Ehrlichia chaffeensis; Haemaphysalis longicornis; Salivary gland; Tick

Indexed keywords

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMA BOVIS; ARTICLE; CATTLE; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; GRAZING; HAEMAPHYSALIS LONGICORNIS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVARY GLAND; TICK;

ANAPLASMA; ANIMALS; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; IXODIDAE; SALIVARY GLANDS;

ANAPLASMA BOVIS; BOS; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; HAEMAPHYSALIS LONGICORNIS; IXODIDA;

EID: 77952329038     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2008.0215     Document Type: Article

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