The occurrence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in certain ectoparasites (Mesostigmata, Siphonaptera) of Apodemus flavicollis and Myodes glareolus in chosen localities in the Czech Republic

Acta Parasitologica

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 337-341

  Netušil, Jakub ^a   Žákovská, Alena ^a   Vostal, Karel ^a   Norek, Adam ^a   Stanko, Michal ^b  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Acarina; Borrelia burgdorferi; PCR; rodents; Siphonaptera

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ACARI; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARVICOLINAE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CZECH REPUBLIC; FLEA; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MURINAE; PARASITE VECTOR; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ACARI; ANIMALS; ARTHROPOD VECTORS; ARVICOLINAE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; CZECH REPUBLIC; DNA, BACTERIAL; MURINAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIPHONAPTERA;

EID: 84883294167     PISSN: 12302821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11686-013-0147-5     Document Type: Article

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