"Candidatus Midichloria" endosymbionts bloom after the blood meal of the host, the hard tick Ixodes ricinus.

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Published in Appl Environ Microbiol on August 08, 2008

Authors

Davide Sassera1, Nathan Lo, Edwin A P Bouman, Sara Epis, Michele Mortarino, Claudio Bandi

Author Affiliations

1: Dipartimento di Patologia Animale, Igiene e Sanità Pubblica Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.

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