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Transmission efficiency of the AP-variant 1 strain of Anaplasma phagocytophila.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Jun 2003
Massung Robert F, Mather Thomas N, Priestley Rachael A, Levin Michael L
Abstract excerpt
Nymphal Ixodes scapularis ticks were collected from several sites in Rhode Island. DNA was extracted from a subset of these ticks, and PCR and DNA sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene were used to determine the ratio of Anaplasma phagocytophila-human agent (AP-ha) to a genetic variant not associated with human disease (AP-Variant 1). The remaining ticks were allowed to feed to repletion on either white-footed...
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