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GENETIC VARIATION OF LEPTOTROMBIDIUM (ACARI: TROMBICULIDAE) MITES CARRYING ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI, THE BACTERIAL PATHOGEN CAUSING SCRUB TYPHUS.
The Journal of parasitology - 1 Jul 2023
Ogawa Motohiko, Takada Nobuhiro, Noda Shinichi, Takahashi Mamoru, Matsutani Minenosuke, Kageyama Daisuke, Ebihara Hideki
Abstract excerpt
Leptotrombidium (Acari: Trombiculidae) mites are carriers of Orientia tsutsugamushi, the bacterial pathogen causing scrub typhus in humans. Classification of Leptotrombidium is vital because limited mite species carry O. tsutsugamushi. Generally, Leptotrombidium at the larval stage (approximately 0.2 mm in size) are used for morphological identification. However, morphological identification is often challenging...
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