title: Importance of primer specificity for PCR detection of Anaplasma phagocytophila among Ixodes scapularis ticks from Wisconsin.
authors.forename: Sanjay K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Shukla
authors.forename: Mary F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Vandermause
authors.forename: Edward A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Belongia
authors.forename: Kurt D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Reed
authors.forename: Susan M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Paskewitz
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kazmierczak
mesh_terms: D041081:Anaplasma phagocytophilum / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000818:Animals; D017931:DNA Primers; D018884:Ixodes / Q000382:microbiology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014922:Wisconsin
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers