Tissue distribution of the Ehrlichia muris-like agent in a tick vector

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Lynn, Geoffrey E ^a   Oliver, Jonathan D ^a   Nelson, Curtis M ^a   Felsheim, Roderick F ^a   Kurtti, Timothy J ^a   Munderloh, Ulrike G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EHRLICHIA MURIS LIKE AGENT; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; IXODES SCAPULARIS; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; NYMPH; ORGANISM FORMS; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VECTOR; SALIVARY GLAND; TICK; TICK INFESTATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ANIMAL; ARACHNID VECTOR; EHRLICHIA; HUMAN; IXODES; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ANAPLASMATACEAE; ARTHROPODA; EHRLICHIA MURIS; IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODIDA; MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; EHRLICHIA; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; IXODES; MALE;

EID: 84925004677     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122007     Document Type: Article

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