Methods for the Study of Ticks, Mosquitoes, and their Transmitted Pathogens: Toward a Greater Understanding of Vector Biology and Arthropod-Microbe Interactions

J Vis Exp. 2023 Mar 3:(193). doi: 10.3791/64986.

Abstract

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Publication types

  • Video-Audio Media
  • Editorial
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Aedes*
  • Animals
  • Arthropods*
  • Biology
  • Ixodes*
  • Mosquito Vectors