"Argas" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A genus of softbacked TICKS in the family ARGASIDAE. Most infect birds or bats but a few parasitize terrestrial mammals.
| Descriptor ID |
D026864
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.131.166.132.832.100.100
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| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Argas" by people in Profiles.
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Rickettsia fournieri sp. nov., a novel spotted fever group rickettsia from Argas lagenoplastis ticks in Australia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2018 Dec; 68(12):3781-3784.