Hispid cotton rats (Signodon hispidus) as a source for infecting immature Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) with Rickettsia rickettsii

Hispid cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus Say and Ord) were susceptible to infection with Rickettsia rickettsii Wolbach under laboratory conditions and were capable of serving as sources for infecting ticks with rickettsiae. Cotton rats developed rickettsemias that could be detected for as long as 6 h f...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of medical entomology 1990-07, Vol.27 (4), p.615-619
Hauptverfasser:	GAGE, K. L, BURGDORFER, W, HOPLA, C. E
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acari Animals Arachnid Vectors - microbiology Arvicolinae bacteriose bacterioses bacteriosis Biological and medical sciences dermacentor Dermacentor - microbiology Dermacentor variabilis enfermedades transm par garrapatas Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Invertebrates Ixodidae maladie transmissible par tiques Male Medically important nuisances and vectors, pests of stored products and materials: population survey and control Rickettsia rickettsii Rickettsia rickettsii - physiology rickettsiale rickettsiales Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever - transmission Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever - veterinary Rodent Diseases - transmission rodents roedores rongeur Sepsis - transmission Sepsis - veterinary tickborne diseases Ticks - microbiology vecteur vectores vectors Vectors. Intermediate hosts
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