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Vector competence of the tick Ixodes sinensis (Acari: Ixodidae) for Rickettsia monacensis

BACKGROUND: Cases of Mediterranean Spotted Fever like rickettsioses, caused by Rickettsia monacensis, have become more common in the last 10 years. In China, natural infection of R. monacensis in various tick species has been confirmed but the vector(s) of R. monacensis have not been recorded. METHO...

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Autores principales: Ye, Xiaodong, Sun, Yi, Ju, Wendong, Wang, Xin, Cao, Wuchun, Wu, Mingyu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4237728/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25406413
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-014-0512-8