Filarial nematode infection in Ixodes scapularis ticks collected from Southern Connecticut

Veterinary Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 5-15

  Namrata, Pabbati ^a   Miller, Jamie M ^a   Shilpa, Madari ^a   Reddy, Patlolla Raghavender ^a   Bandoski, Cheryl ^a   Rossi, Michael J ^a   Sapi, Eva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Hard ticks; Ixodes scapularis; mtDNA marker; Onchocercidae family

Indexed keywords

EID: 84955695878     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23067381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/vetsci1010005     Document Type: Article

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