Detection of Orientia tsutsugamushi in Novel Trombiculid Mite Species in Northern Tamil Nadu, India: Use of Targeting the Multicopy traD Gene.
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DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjab180
Abstract: Detection of Orientia tsutsugamushi DNA in a trombiculid mite chigger species suggests that it might be a potential vector of scrub typhus in an endemic area. Over a period of 20 mo, 85 rats were… read more here.
Keywords: detection orientia; orientia tsutsugamushi; trad; gene ... See more keywords
Autofluorescence microscopy for paired-matched morphological and molecular identification of individual chigger mites (Acari: Trombiculidae), the vectors of scrub typhus
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193163
Abstract: Background Conventional gold standard characterization of chigger mites involves chemical preparation procedures (i.e. specimen clearing) for visualization of morphological features, which however contributes to destruction of the arthropod host DNA and any endosymbiont or pathogen… read more here.
Keywords: methodology; chigger mites; microscopy; chigger ... See more keywords