Survey of Ixodes pacificus Ticks in California Reveals a Diversity of Microorganisms and a Novel and Widespread Anaplasmataceae Species

Ixodes pacificus ticks can harbor a wide range of human and animal pathogens. To survey the prevalence of tick-borne known and putative pathogens, we tested 982 individual adult and nymphal I. pacificus ticks collected throughout California between 2007 and 2009 using a broad-range PCR and electrosp...

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Published in:PLoS One
Main Authors: Eshoo, Mark W., Carolan, Heather E., Massire, Christian, Chou, Danny M., Crowder, Chris D., Rounds, Megan A., Phillipson, Curtis A., Schutzer, Steven E., Ecker, David J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4574436/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26375033
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0135828
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