| seasonal occurrence of rhipicephalus sanguineus in okayama prefecture, japan and effect of temperature on development of the tick. | the seasonal occurrence of rhipicephalus sanguineus on dogs was examined at a kennel in okayama prefecture, japan. the number of ticks suddenly decreased after treatment with an acaricide in late august. small numbers of adults and nymphs were detected in september and october, then ticks were not seen on the dogs early in november, when the mean temperature was below 15 degrees c. then 3 dogs were found to be infested by some adult ticks toward the end of march, when the mean temperature was ab ... | 1996 | 8777229 |
| expression of virulence-related properties by, and intestinal adhesiveness of, vibrio mimicus strains isolated from aquatic environments. | a study of the major pathogenic characteristics of vibrio mimicus was carried out with 77 strains isolated from aquatic environments in okayama, japan. of the strains tested, 96% demonstrated in vitro adherence to the rabbit intestinal mucosa, of which 36, 20, and 43% belonged to the strongly, moderately, and weakly adhesive groups, respectively. of the 27 strains which appeared to be enterotoxigenic in the experiments using rabbit ileal loops, 74% belonged to the strongly adhesive group. all st ... | 1996 | 8837444 |