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. 2024 Mar 13;62(3):e0126123.
doi: 10.1128/jcm.01261-23. Epub 2024 Mar 13.

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Tristan R Grams et al. J Clin Microbiol. .

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Keywords: Otobius; arthropods; ectoparasite; parasitology; soft tick; spinose ear tick.

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