Infection of the Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum (Acari: Ixodidae), with Rickettsia parkeri: First report from the state of Delaware

Systematic and Applied Acarology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 27-29

  Florin, David A ^a   Jiang, Ju ^b   Robbins, Richard G ^c   Richards, Allen L ^a,b  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c Armed Forces Pest Management Board   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblyomma maculatum; Delaware; Rickettsia parkeri

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA MACULATUM; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA PARKERI; SMYRNA;

EID: 84875780573     PISSN: 13621971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11158/saa.18.1.2     Document Type: Letter

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