Rickettsia africae in Amblyomma variegatum Ticks, Uganda and Nigeria

نویسندگان

  • Vincenzo Lorusso
  • Karolina Anna Gruszka
  • Ayodele Majekodunmi
  • Augustine Igweh
  • Susan C. Welburn
  • Kim Picozzi
چکیده

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دوره 19  شماره 

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تاریخ انتشار 2013