Article
Isolation of the PathogenRickettsiasp. Strain Atlantic Rainforest From Its Presumed Tick Vector,Amblyomma ovale(Acari: Ixodidae), From Two Areas of Brazil
4 May 2016
Abstract excerpt
In this study, Amblyomma ovale Koch ticks were collected from domestic dogs in two localities of the Atlantic rainforest biome of Brazil: 1) the Paty Valley of the Chapada Diamantina National Park, Bahia state (northeastern Brazil), and 2) Adrianópolis, Paraná state (southern Brazil). Ticks were screened for the presence of Rickettsia-like structures by the hemolymph test with Giménez staining, and then processed...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
