Microbiology: A Systems Approach
Microbiology: A Systems Approach
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ISBN: 9781259706615
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Ixodes scapularis is also known as a black-legged tick or deer tick and it is found in various parts of U.S. It has hard body and serves as vector for many diseases in animals such as babesiosis, Lyme disease, anaplasmosis and so on.

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