Comparative vertical transmission of Rickettsia by Dermacentor variabilis and Amblyomma maculatum.
Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2017 Jun;8(4):598-604. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2017.04.003. Epub 2017 Apr 6.
Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2017.
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To examine the vertical transmission potential between select tick and rickettsial species, two sympatric species of ticks, Dermacentor variabilis and Amblyomma maculatum, were exposed to five different rickettsial species, including Rickettsia rickettsii …
To examine the vertical transmission potential between select tick and rickettsial species, two sympatric species of ticks, Dermacentor …