Female Gulf Coast tick (Amblyomma maculatum). This tick is the vector for two disease-causing bacteria; Rickettsia parkeri and Ehrlichia ruminantium (formerly Cowdria ruminantium). R. parkeri causes spotted fever rickettsiosis in humans. E. ruminantium causes heartwater disease,a disease of domestic and wild ruminants | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / CDC |
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