Rickettsia parkeri and “Candidatus Rickettsia andeanae” in Questing Amblyomma maculatum (Acari: Ixodidae) From Mississippi

Amblyomma maculatum Koch (Acari: Ixodidae), the primary vector for Rickettsia parkeri, may also be infected with a rickettsia of unknown pathogenicity, “Candidatus Rickettsia andeanae.” Infection rates with these rickettsiae vary geographically, and coinfected ticks have been reported. In this study...

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Published in:J Med Entomol
Main Authors: Lee, J. K., Moraru, G. M., Stokes, J. V., Wills, R. W., Mitchell, E., Unz, E., Moore-Henderson, B., Harper, A. B., Varela-Stokes, A. S.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5850715/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27773866
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjw175
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