Competence of Cimex lectularius Bed Bugs for the Transmission of Bartonella quintana, the Agent of Trench Fever

BACKGROUND: Bartonella quintana, the etiologic agent of trench fever and other human diseases, is transmitted by the feces of body lice. Recently, this bacterium has been detected in other arthropod families such as bed bugs, which begs the question of their involvement in B. quintana transmission....

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Autores principales: Leulmi, Hamza, Bitam, Idir, Berenger, Jean Michel, Lepidi, Hubert, Rolain, Jean Marc, Almeras, Lionel, Raoult, Didier, Parola, Philippe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4441494/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26000974
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003789

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4441494/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26000974
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003789

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