Detection of a Brucella-like (Alphaproteobacteria) Bacterium in Boophilus spp. (Acari: Ixodidae) from Iran
Ticks harbor many pathogenic, as well as endosymbiotic and non-pathogenic agents. They are host of a variety of as yet unidentified microbes that continue to be described. In the present study, a Brucella-like bacterium was detected in a Boophilus tick by PCR amplification of a partial fragment of 1...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pasteur Institute of Iran
2017-07-01
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Series: | Journal of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://jommid.pasteur.ac.ir/article-1-144-en.html |