Studies of Genome Diversity in Bartonella Populations : A journey through cats, mice, men and lice

Bacteria of the genus Bartonella inhabit the red blood cells of many mammals, including humans, and are transmitted by blood-sucking arthropod vectors. Different species of Bartonella are associated with different mammalian host species, to which they have adapted and normally do not cause any sympt...

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Main Author: Lindroos, Hillevi Lina
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för evolution, genomik och systematik 2007
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-7927
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-554-6917-7