Filarial Nematode Infection in Ixodes scapularis Ticks Collected from Southern Connecticut
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Tick Collection and DNA Preparation
2.2. PCR Protocols
2.3. Sequencing and Sequence Analyses
2.4. Nucleotide Sequence Accession Numbers
2.5. In Situ Hybridization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. PCR
3.2. In Situ Confirmation
3.3. Additional PCR and Sequencing Analyses
3.4. Rate of Infection
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Namrata, P.; Miller, J.M.; Shilpa, M.; Reddy, P.R.; Bandoski, C.; Rossi, M.J.; Sapi, E. Filarial Nematode Infection in Ixodes scapularis Ticks Collected from Southern Connecticut. Vet. Sci. 2014, 1, 5-15. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci1010005
Namrata P, Miller JM, Shilpa M, Reddy PR, Bandoski C, Rossi MJ, Sapi E. Filarial Nematode Infection in Ixodes scapularis Ticks Collected from Southern Connecticut. Veterinary Sciences. 2014; 1(1):5-15. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci1010005
Chicago/Turabian StyleNamrata, Pabbati, Jamie M. Miller, Madari Shilpa, Patlolla Raghavender Reddy, Cheryl Bandoski, Michael J. Rossi, and Eva Sapi. 2014. "Filarial Nematode Infection in Ixodes scapularis Ticks Collected from Southern Connecticut" Veterinary Sciences 1, no. 1: 5-15. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci1010005
APA StyleNamrata, P., Miller, J. M., Shilpa, M., Reddy, P. R., Bandoski, C., Rossi, M. J., & Sapi, E. (2014). Filarial Nematode Infection in Ixodes scapularis Ticks Collected from Southern Connecticut. Veterinary Sciences, 1(1), 5-15. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci1010005