Association of different genetic types of Francisella-like organisms with the rocky mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni) and the American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) in localities near their northern distributional limits

Author:

Dergousoff, SJ, and Chilton, NB

Publication type:

Journal Article

Publication date:

2011-12

Journal/Series title:

Apply and Environmental Microbiology

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URL:

http://europepmc.org/abstract/MED/22179251

Abstract:

Dermacentor andersoni and Dermacentor variabilis from allopatric and sympatric populations near their northern distributional limits were examined for the presence of Francisella species using molecular techniques that targeted 373 bp of the 16S rRNA gene.