Molecular detection of Rickettsia species within ticks (acari: Ixodidae) collected from Arkansas United States

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 500-508

  Fryxell, R T Trout ^a   Steelman, C D ^b   Szalanski, A L ^b   Billingsley, P M ^c   Williamson, P C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d CREATIVE TESTING SOLUTIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblyomma americanum; Rickettsia; Tick; Vector borne

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUM; AMBLYOMMA MACULATUM; DERMACENTOR VARIABILIS; IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA AMBLYOMMII; RICKETTSIA MONTANENSIS; RICKETTSIA PARKERI; RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII; RICKETTSIACEAE;

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; ROMP B PROTEIN, RICKETTSIA;

ANIMAL; DEER; DNA SEQUENCE; DOG; DOG DISEASES; GENETICS; IXODIDAE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PARASITE VECTOR; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA INFECTIONS; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; ARACHNID VECTORS; ARKANSAS; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DEER; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; IXODIDAE; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA INFECTIONS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84936949490     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: 19382928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjv027     Document Type: Article

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