Heterogeneity of Orientia tsutsugamushi genotypes in field-collected trombiculid mites from wild-caught small mammals in Thailand.

• Asıl Yazarlar: Ratree Takhampunya (Yazar), Achareeya Korkusol (Yazar), Sommai Promsathaporn (Yazar), Bousaraporn Tippayachai (Yazar), Surachai Leepitakrat (Yazar), Allen L Richards (Yazar), Silas A Davidson (Yazar)
• Materyal Türü: Kitap
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Konular: article
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Trombiculid mites are the vectors of scrub typhus, with infected larval mites (chiggers) transmitting the causative agent, Orientia tsutsugamushi, during feeding. Co-existence of multiple O. tsutsugamushi strains within infected mites has previously been reported in naturally infected, laboratory-re...