Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleValidation of a Rickettsia prowazekii–Specific Quantitative Real-Time PCR Cassette and DNA Extraction Protocols Using Experimentally Infected Lice.AuthorsROZMAJZL, PATRICK J.; HOUHAMDI, LINDA; JIANG, JU; RAOULT, DIDIER; RICHARDS, ALLEN L.AbstractThe presence of R. prowazekii in lice using R. prowazekii-specific qPCR cassettes showed the changes of the rickettsial burden in the lice post-infection.SubjectsRICKETTSIAL diseases in animals; LICE; POLYMERASE chain reaction; DNA synthesis; ECTOPARASITIC infestations; FREEZE-drying; VIRUS isolation; ANIMAL behaviorPublicationAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2006, Vol 1078, Issue 1, p617ISSN0077-8923Publication typeArticleDOI10.1196/annals.1374.036