Sheep experimentally infected with a human isolate of Anaplasma phagocytophilum serve as a host for infection of Ixodes scapularis ticks.

Kocan, Katherine M

Sheep experimentally infected with a human isolate of Anaplasma phagocytophilum serve as a host for infection of Ixodes scapularis ticks. [electronic resource] - Ticks and tick-borne diseases Jun 2012 - 147-53 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1877-9603

10.1016/j.ttbdis.2012.01.004 doi


Anaplasma phagocytophilum--genetics
Animals
Antigens, Bacterial--immunology
Arachnid Vectors--microbiology
Cell Line
DNA, Bacterial--genetics
Ehrlichiosis--complications
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Female
Gastrointestinal Tract--microbiology
Humans
Ixodes--microbiology
Male
Models, Animal
Neutrophils--microbiology
Nymph
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Salivary Glands--microbiology
Sheep
Tick Infestations--complications