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Distribution of Rickettsia spp. in Ticks from Northwestern and Southwestern Provinces, Republic of Korea
30 Apr 2019
Abstract excerpt
This study was done to characterize distribution of Rickettsia spp. in ticks in the northwestern and southwestern provinces in the Republic of Korea. A total of 2,814 ticks were collected between May and September 2009. After pooling, 284 tick DNA samples were screened for a gene of Rickettsia-specific 17-kDa protein using nested PCR (nPCR), and produced 88 nPCR positive samples. Of these positives, 75% contained...
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