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Detection and Identification of Pathogens and Host DNA in Unfed Host-SeekingIxodes ricinusL. (Acari: Ixodidae)
1 Sept 2003
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In this study, we have developed molecular methods for the identification of reservoir hosts of sylvatic tick-borne zoonoses. The methods are based on the analysis of the blood meal remnant in the tick gut and include detection of pathogens and identification of the host origin of the blood meal. For host identification, a universal primer pair was used to amplify part of the vertebrate 18S rRNA gene followed by...
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