Dusky-Footed Wood Rats (Neotoma fuscipes) as Reservoirs of Granulocytic Ehrlichiae (Rickettsiales: Ehrlichieae) in Northern California
Nicholson W, Castro M, Kramer V, Sumner J, Childs J. Dusky-Footed Wood Rats (Neotoma fuscipes) as Reservoirs of Granulocytic Ehrlichiae (Rickettsiales: Ehrlichieae) in Northern California. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1999, 37: 3323-3327. PMID: 10488199, PMCID: PMC85556, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.10.3323-3327.1999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood samplesBlood specimensDusky-footed wood ratsConcurrent high prevalenceSeronegative blood samplesHuman granulocytic ehrlichiosisGroESL heat shock operonGranulocytic ehrlichiaePCR-positive animalsPCR positivityHigh prevalencePCR-positive ticksSeropositive specimensRat blood samplesRatsGranulocytic ehrlichiosisEhrlichial DNAPacificus adultsEhrlichia equiEhrlichial agentsMicePCR assaysAdultsWood ratsRodentsDiagnosis of Human Ehrlichiosis by PCR Assay of Acute-Phase Serum
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Petrovec M, Sumner J, Nicholson W, Childs J, Strle F, Barlič J, Lotrič-Furlan S, AvšičŽupanc T. Identity of Ehrlichial DNA Sequences Derived from Ixodes ricinus Ticks with Those Obtained from Patients with Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis in Slovenia. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1999, 37: 209-210. PMID: 9854093, PMCID: PMC84210, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.1.209-210.1999.Peer-Reviewed Original Research