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Accession Number:
AD0645003
Title:
ON THE TIME OF PRESERVATION OF AVIAN SPIROCHETES IN THE BODY OF HUNGRY ARGAS PERSICUS (OKEN, 1818) TICKS,
Descriptive Note:
Corporate Author:
NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH UNIT NO 3 CAIRO (EGYPT) DEPT OF MEDICAL ZOOLOGY
Report Date:
1964-01-01
Pagination or Media Count:
3.0
Abstract:
The agent of birds spirochaetosis, Spirochaeta anserinum Sach., 1891 is preserved in the organs of artificially infected ticks Argas persicus which starved for 5 years observation time in a visible coiled form for 6 years. After blood sucking the number of spirochetes in the ticks increases at the expense of transversal division. Author
Distribution Statement:
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE