Coexistence of Ehrlichia phagocytophila and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Ixodes ricinus ticks from Italy as determined by 16S rRNA gene sequencing - Cinco, M; Padovan, D; Murgia, R; Maroli, M; Frusteri, L; Heldtander, M; Johansson, K.E; Engvall, E.O (Journal of clinical microbiology, 1997)
Keywords: animal diseases; animal parasites and pests; Animals; Arachnid Vectors; Arachnid Vectors - microbiology; arthropod pests; bacterial infections; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; Borrelia burgdorferi Group; Borrelia burgdorferi Group - genetics; Borrelia burgdorferi Group - isolation & purification; DNA, Bacterial; DNA, Bacterial - genetics; DNA, Bacterial - isolation & purification; EHRLICHIA; Ehrlichia - genetics; Ehrlichia - isolation & purification; Ehrlichiosis; Ehrlichiosis - transmission; Genes, Bacterial; genetics; human health and safety; Humans; isolation & purification; Italy; Ixodes; Ixodes - microbiology; Lyme Disease; Lyme Disease - transmission; medicine; microbiology; Polymerase Chain Reaction; RNA, Bacterial; RNA, Bacterial - genetics; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics; transmission; Italy