Transmission of Rickettsia conorii conorii in naturally infected Rhipicephalus sanguineus C. Socolovschi, I. Bitam, D. Raoult, P. Parola Clinical Microbiology and Infection Volume 15, Pages 319-321 (December 2009) DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02257.x Copyright © 2009 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Study of the vertical transmission of Rickettsia conorii conorii in naturally infected Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks. PCR: polymerase chain reaction. TOT: transovarial transmission, the proportion of infected females giving rise to at least one positive egg or larva. FIR: the filial infection rate, proportion of infected eggs or larvae obtained from an infected female. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2009 15, 319-321DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02257.x) Copyright © 2009 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions