Comparison of Methods for Introducing and Producing Artificial Infection of Ixodid Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) with Ehrlichia chaffeensis
Rechav Y, Zyzak M, Fielden L, Childs J. Comparison of Methods for Introducing and Producing Artificial Infection of Ixodid Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) with Ehrlichia chaffeensis. Journal Of Medical Entomology 1999, 36: 414-419. PMID: 10467766, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/36.4.414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEhrlichia chaffeensisAmericanum femalesInfected cellsPolymerase chain reaction procedureCapillary feedingFemalesR. sanguineusAdultsPositive correlationChaffeensis