Prevalence and molecular identification of <it>Borrelia</it> spirochetes in <it>Ixodes granulatus</it> ticks collected from <it>Rattus losea</it> on Kinmen Island of Taiwan
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Ixodes granulatus</it> is widely distributed in various countries of Southeast Asia and Taiwan. Although this tick species is presumed to be the vector for the enzoonotic transmission of <it>Borrelia</it>...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-08-01
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| Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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| Online Access: | http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/5/1/167 |