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Amblyomma americanum as a Bridging Vector for Human Infection with Francisella tularensis

The γ-proteobacterium Francisella tularensis causes seasonal tick-transmitted tularemia outbreaks in natural rabbit hosts and incidental infections in humans in the south-central United States. Although Dermacentor variabilis is considered a primary vector for F. tularensis, Amblyomma americanum is...

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Autores principales: Mani, Rinosh J., Metcalf, Jessica Abbey, Clinkenbeard, Kenneth D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4486451/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26121137
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0130513