Detection of bacterial agents in amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) from Georgia, USA, and the use of a Multiplex Assay to Differentiate Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Ehrlichia ewingii

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 868-872

  Killmaster, L F ^a   Loftis, A D ^a   Zemtsova, G E ^a   Levin, M L ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblyomma americanum; Borrelia; Ehrlichia; multiplex; Rickettsia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; IXODIDAE; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; FEMALE; GEORGIA; IXODIDAE; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84903769853     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME13225     Document Type: Article

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