Staphylococcus saprophyticus is a pathogen of the cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus
Published:October 24, 2017
Summary
Introduction The southern cattle tick Rhipicephalus ( Boophilus ) microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) is a persistent vector for infective tick-borne diseases in cattle such as babesiosis and anaplasmosis (Cossio-Bayugar, Miranda, and Holman 2005). The endemic nature of this bovine blood-sucking ectoparasite is considered an obstacle for development of the cattle industry in tropical and subtrop...