Isolation of "candidatus Rickettsia andeanae" (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) in embryonic cells of naturally infected Amblyomma maculatum (Ixodida: Ixodidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1118-1125

  Ferrari, F A G ^a   Goddard, J ^b   Moraru, G M ^a   Smith, W E C ^a   Varela Stokes, A S ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblyomma maculatum; Candidatus Rickettsia andeanae; culture; Gulf Coast tick; spotted fever group rickettsiae

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CHLOROCEBUS AETHIOPS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; IXODIDAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RICKETTSIA; VERO CELL; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; IXODIDAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RICKETTSIA; VERO CELLS;

EID: 84884601789     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME13010     Document Type: Article

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