Molecular detection of rickettsia felis in different flea species from caldas, colombia

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 453-459

  Ramírez Hernández, Alejandro ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Montoya, Viviana ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Martínez, Alejandra ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Pérez, Jorge E ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Mercado, Marcela ^a,b,c,d,e,f   De La Ossa, Alberto ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Vélez, Carolina ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Estrada, Gloria ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Correa, Maria I ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Duque, Laura ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Ariza, Juan S ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Henao, Cesar ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Valbuena, Gustavo ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Hidalgo, Marylin ^a,b,c,d,e,f  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE CALDAS   (Colombia)

^d Dirección Territorial de Salud de Caldas   (Colombia)

^e UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE MANIZALES   (Colombia)

^f University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; COLOMBIA; CTENOCEPHALIDES; DNA EXTRACTION; DOG; FLEA; GENE SEQUENCE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RICKETTSIA AFRICAE; RICKETTSIA AUSTRALIS; RICKETTSIA FELIS; RICKETTSIA JAPONICA; RICKETTSIA MONTANENSIS; RICKETTSIA PEACOCKII; RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII; RICKETTSIA SLOVACA; RICKETTSIA TYPHI; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; XENOPSYLLA;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; COLOMBIA; CTENOCEPHALIDES; DISEASE VECTORS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FLEA INFESTATIONS; GENES, BACTERIAL; MICE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RICKETTSIA FELIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TYPHUS, ENDEMIC FLEA-BORNE;

EID: 84886928399     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0698     Document Type: Article

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