Detection of Borrelia lusitaniae, Rickettsia sp. IRS3, Rickettsia monacensis and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Ixodes ricinus collected in Madeira Island, Portugal
A total of 300 Ixodes ricinus ticks were tested by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the presence of Borrelia spp., Rickettsia spp., and Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Sequence analysis demonstrated 8 (2.7%) ticks infected with B. lusitaniae, 60 (20%) with Rickettsia spp., and 1 (0.3%) with A. phagocy...
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| Formato: | article |
| Idioma: | eng |
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2012
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| Texto completo: | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/835 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:repositorio.insa.pt:10400.18/835 |