Anaplasma phagocytophilum in ticks from parks in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy;Anaplasma phagocytophilum in zecche raccolte in parchi della regione Emilia-Romagna (Italia)

Veterinaria Italiana

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 413-423

  Aureli, Sara ^a   Foley, Janet E ^b   Galuppi, Roberta ^a   Rejmanek, Daniel ^b   Bonoli, Cristina ^c   Tampieri, Maria Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Veterinary practitioner ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Anaplasma phagocytophilum; Anaplasmosis; Emilia Romagna; Italy; Ixodes ricinus; Msp4; Polymerase chain reaction; RRNA; Tick

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; MICROBIOLOGY; TICK;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANIMALS; HUMANS; ITALY; TICKS;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; CAPREOLUS; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; EMILIA; EQUIDAE; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84871859920     PISSN: 0505401X     EISSN: 18281427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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