Molecular Evidence of Hemolivia mauritanica, Ehrlichia spp. and the Endosymbiont Candidatus Midichloria Mitochondrii in Hyalomma aegyptium Infesting Testudo graeca Tortoises from Doha, Qatar

Tick-borne agents constitute a growing concern for human and animal health worldwide. Hyalomma aegyptium is a hard tick with a three-host life cycle, whose main hosts for adults are Palearctic tortoises of genus Testudo. Nevertheless, immature ticks can feed on a variety of hosts, representing an im...

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Main Author: Barradas, PF (author)
Other Authors: Lima, C (author), Cardoso, L (author), Amorim, I (author), Gärtner, F (author), Mesquita, JR (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2021
Subjects:
endosymbionts
Hemolivia
surveillance
tortoises
tick-borne pathogens
ticks
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10216/143157
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/143157

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https://hdl.handle.net/10216/143157

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