Vector competence of the tick Ixodes ricinus for transmission of Bartonella birtlesii.

• Hauptverfasser: Caroline Reis (Verfasst von), Martine Cote (Verfasst von), Danielle Le Rhun (Verfasst von), Benoit Lecuelle (Verfasst von), Michael L Levin (Verfasst von), Muriel Vayssier-Taussat (Verfasst von), Sarah I Bonnet (Verfasst von)
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• Veröffentlicht: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Bartonella spp. are facultative intracellular vector-borne bacteria associated with several emerging diseases in humans and animals all over the world. The potential for involvement of ticks in transmission of Bartonella spp. has been heartily debated for many years. However, most of the data suppor...