Differential mortality of dog tick vectors due to infection by diverse Francisella tularensis tularensis genotypes

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1263-1268

  Goethert, Heidi K ^a   Telford, Sam R ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermacentor; Francisella; Mortality; Tick; Tularemia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; DERMACENTOR VARIABILIS; DOG; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TICK; TULAREMIA;

ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; DERMACENTOR; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; GENOTYPE; MASSACHUSETTS; MORTALITY; TICKS; TULAREMIA;

ARTHROPODA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; DERMACENTOR; DERMACENTOR VARIABILIS; FRANCISELLA; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; IXODIDA;

EID: 80052322257     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: 15577759     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2010.0237     Document Type: Article

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