SNP-based real-time pyrosequencing as a sensitive and specific tool for identification and differentiation of <it>Rickettsia</it> species in <it>Ixodes ricinus</it> ticks
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Rickettsioses are caused by pathogenic species of the genus <it>Rickettsia</it> and play an important role as emerging diseases. The bacteria are transmitted to mammal hosts including humans by arthropod vectors. Since de...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-10-01
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| Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/261 |