RANGE EXPANSION OF THE HOBO SPIDER, TEGENARIA AGRESTIS, IN THE NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES (ARANEAE, AGELENIDAE)
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Misdiagnosis of spider bites: bacterial associates, mechanical pathogen transfer, and hemolytic potential of venom from the hobo spider, Tegenaria agrestis (Araneae: Agelenidae).
The European spider Tegenaria agrestis (Walckenaer) (hobo spider) has been implicated as a spider of medical importance in the Pacific Northwest since its introduction in the late 1980s. Studies have indicated that the hobo spider causes necrotic tissue lesions through hemolytic venom or through the transfer of pathogenic bacteria introduced by its bite. Bacterial infections are often diagnosed...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Arachnology
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0161-8202,1937-2396
DOI: 10.1636/0161-8202(2002)030[0201:reoths]2.0.co;2