High-prevalence Borrelia miyamotoi [Scapin Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) in Tennessee

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1238-1242

  Scott, M C ^a   Rosen, M E ^a   Hamer, S A ^b   Baker, E ^a   Edwards, H ^a   Crowder, C ^c   Tsao, J I ^b   Hickling, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Ibis Biosciences Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblyomma americanum; Borrelia miyamotoi; lone star tick; wild turkey

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BORRELIA; BORRELIA INFECTION; CLASSIFICATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; TICK; TICK INFESTATION; TURKEY (BIRD); UNITED STATES; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BIRD DISEASES; BORRELIA; BORRELIA INFECTIONS; TENNESSEE; TICK INFESTATIONS; TICKS; TURKEYS;

AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUM; AVES; BORRELIA; BORRELIA MIYAMOTOI; IXODES BRUNNEUS; IXODIDA; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; SPIROCHAETALES;

EID: 78649365893     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME10075     Document Type: Article

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