Molecular detection of rickettsia amblyommii in amblyomma americanum parasitizing humans

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 329-340

  Jiang, Ju ^a   Yarina, Tamasin ^a   Miller, Melissa K ^b   Stromdahl, Ellen Y ^c   Richards, Allen L ^a,d  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b US Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine North   (United States)

^c Laser/Optical Radiation Program   (United States)

^d UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblyomma americanum; Lone star ticks; Real time PCR; Rickettsia amblyommii

Indexed keywords

DNA; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

AMBLYOMMA; ARTICLE; DNA EXTRACTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA AMBLYOMII; RICKETTSIACEAE INFECTION;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; IXODIDAE; MALE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RICKETTSIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TICK INFESTATIONS;

AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUM; IXODIDA; RICKETTSIA AMBLYOMMII;

EID: 77952402491     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2009.0061     Document Type: Article

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