Coxiella burnetii and coinfections in ixodes ricinus ticks in Central Germany

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1205-1207

  Hildebrandt, Anke ^a   Straube, Eberhard ^a   Neubauer, Heinrich ^b   Schmoock, Gernot ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coinfections; Coxiella burnetii; Ixodes ricinus

Indexed keywords

ISOCITRATE DEHYDROGENASE; TRANSPOSASE;

ARTICLE; BABESIA; BORRELIA; COXIELLA BURNETII; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; GENE TARGETING; GERMANY; IXODES RICINUS; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q FEVER; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RICKETTSIA;

ANIMALS; BABESIA; BORRELIA; COXIELLA BURNETII; GERMANY; GRAM-NEGATIVE ANAEROBIC BACTERIA; IXODES; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALIA; BABESIA; BORRELIA; COXIELLA BURNETII; DERMACENTOR MARGINATUS; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDA; RICKETTSIACEAE;

EID: 80051524309     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: 15577759     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2010.0180     Document Type: Article

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