Host blood meal-dependent growth ensures transovarial transmission and transstadial passage of Rickettsia sp. phylotype G021 in the western black-legged tick (Ixodes pacificus). [electronic resource]
- Ticks and tick-borne diseases Sep 2013
- 421-6 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
1877-9603
10.1016/j.ttbdis.2013.04.006 doi
Actins--genetics Animals Arachnid Vectors--microbiology Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins--genetics Bacterial Proteins--genetics Base Sequence Blood Cohort Studies Female Host-Pathogen Interactions Ixodes--microbiology Larva Male Molecular Sequence Data Nymph Ovum Phylogeny Rabbits Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Rickettsia--growth & development Rickettsia Infections--microbiology Sequence Analysis, DNA