Molecular Survey of Anaplasmataceae Agents and Coxiellaceae in Non-Hematophagous Bats and Associated Ectoparasites from Brazil
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:1. Introduction
2. Results
3. Discussion
4. Material and Methods
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Ikeda, P.; Torres, J.M.; Placa, A.J.V.; Mello, V.V.C.d.; Lourenço, E.C.; Herrera, H.M.; Oliveira, C.E.d.; Hemsley, C.; Titball, R.W.; Machado, R.Z.; et al. Molecular Survey of Anaplasmataceae Agents and Coxiellaceae in Non-Hematophagous Bats and Associated Ectoparasites from Brazil. Parasitologia 2021, 1, 197-209. https://doi.org/10.3390/parasitologia1040021
Ikeda P, Torres JM, Placa AJV, Mello VVCd, Lourenço EC, Herrera HM, Oliveira CEd, Hemsley C, Titball RW, Machado RZ, et al. Molecular Survey of Anaplasmataceae Agents and Coxiellaceae in Non-Hematophagous Bats and Associated Ectoparasites from Brazil. Parasitologia. 2021; 1(4):197-209. https://doi.org/10.3390/parasitologia1040021
Chicago/Turabian StyleIkeda, Priscila, Jaire Marinho Torres, Ana Julia Vidal Placa, Victória Valente Califre de Mello, Elizabete Captivo Lourenço, Heitor Miraglia Herrera, Carina Elisei de Oliveira, Claudia Hemsley, Richard W. Titball, Rosangela Zacarias Machado, and et al. 2021. "Molecular Survey of Anaplasmataceae Agents and Coxiellaceae in Non-Hematophagous Bats and Associated Ectoparasites from Brazil" Parasitologia 1, no. 4: 197-209. https://doi.org/10.3390/parasitologia1040021