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Rickettsia Detected in the Reptile Tick Bothriocroton hydrosauri from the Lizard Tiliqua rugosa in South Australia

Rickettsiosis is a potentially fatal tick borne disease. It is caused by the obligate intracellular bacteria Rickettsia, which is transferred to humans through salivary excretions of ticks during the biting process. Globally, the incidence of tick-borne diseases is increasing; as such, there is a ne...

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Autores principales: Whiley, Harriet, Custance, Georgie, Graves, Stephen, Stenos, John, Taylor, Michael, Ross, Kirstin, Gardner, Michael G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4931392/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27338482
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens5020041