Anaplasma phagocytophilum in small mammals and ticks in northeast Florida

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 262-268

  Clark, Kerry L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaplasma phagocytophilum; Florida; Mammals; Ticks

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANAPLASMOSIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MAMMAL; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; OPOSSUM; PATHOGENICITY; RAT; SCIURIDAE; TICK; UNITED STATES;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANAPLASMOSIS; ANIMALS; FLORIDA; MAMMALS; MICE; OPOSSUMS; RATS; SCIURIDAE; TICKS;

AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUM; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODIDA; MAMMALIA; PEROMYSCUS GOSSYPINUS; RODENTIA; SIGMODON;

EID: 84860460221     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: 19487134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1948-7134.2012.00226.x     Document Type: Article

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