Lethal Effect of Rickettsia rickettsii on Its Tick Vector ( Dermacentor andersoni )
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Lethal effect of Rickettsia rickettsii on its tick vector (Dermacentor andersoni).
Rickettsia rickettsii, the causative agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, was lethal for the majority of experimentally and transovarially infected Rocky Mountain wood ticks (Dermacentor andersoni). Overall, 94.1% of nymphs infected as larvae by feeding on rickettsemic guinea pigs died during the molt into adults and 88. 3% of adult female ticks infected as nymphs died prior to feeding. In co...
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عنوان ژورنال: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0099-2240,1098-5336
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.2.773-778.1999