Francisella species in ticks and animals, Iberian Peninsula

The presence of Francisella species in 2134 ticks, 93 lagomorphs and 280 small mammals from the Iberian Peninsula was studied. Overall, 19 ticks and 6 lagomorphs were positive for Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica, suggesting, as described for other regions, that lagomorphs may have an import...

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Published in:	Ticks and tick-borne diseases Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 159 - 165
Main Authors:	Lopes de Carvalho, I, Toledo, A, Carvalho, C L, Barandika, J F, Respicio-Kingry, L B, Garcia-Amil, C, García-Pérez, A L, Olmeda, A S, Zé-Zé, L, Petersen, J M, Anda, P, Núncio, M S, Escudero, R
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands 01-02-2016
Subjects:	Animals Animals, Wild DNA, Bacterial - genetics Francisella - genetics Francisella - isolation & purification Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - epidemiology Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - microbiology Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - veterinary Livestock Phylogeny Polymorphism, Genetic Portugal - epidemiology Spain - epidemiology Ticks - microbiology Portugal Spain Lagomorphs Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica Ticks Mammals Portugal Francisella hispaniensis Francisella-like endosymbionts Spain
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