The potential for flower nectar to allow mosquito to mosquito transmission of Francisella tularensis

Adam Kenney; Austin Cusick; Jessica Payne; Anna Gaughenbaugh; Andrea Renshaw; Jenna Wright; Roger Seeber; Rebecca Barnes; Aleksandr Florjanczyk; Joseph Horzempa

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0175157

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The potential for flower nectar to allow mosquito to mosquito transmission of Francisella tularensis

Adam Kenney ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Adam Kenney, Austin Cusick

Affiliation Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, West Liberty University, West Liberty, West Virginia, United States of America
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Austin Cusick ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Adam Kenney, Austin Cusick

Affiliation Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, West Liberty University, West Liberty, West Virginia, United States of America
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Jessica Payne,

Affiliation Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, West Liberty University, West Liberty, West Virginia, United States of America
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Anna Gaughenbaugh,

Affiliation Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, West Liberty University, West Liberty, West Virginia, United States of America
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Andrea Renshaw,

Affiliation Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, West Liberty University, West Liberty, West Virginia, United States of America
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Jenna Wright,

Affiliation Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, West Liberty University, West Liberty, West Virginia, United States of America
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Roger Seeber,

Affiliation Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, West Liberty University, West Liberty, West Virginia, United States of America
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Rebecca Barnes,

Affiliation Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, West Liberty University, West Liberty, West Virginia, United States of America
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Aleksandr Florjanczyk,

Affiliation Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, West Liberty University, West Liberty, West Virginia, United States of America
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Joseph Horzempa

* E-mail: joseph.horzempa@westliberty.edu

Affiliation Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, West Liberty University, West Liberty, West Virginia, United States of America
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The potential for flower nectar to allow mosquito to mosquito transmission of Francisella tularensis

Adam Kenney,
Austin Cusick,
Jessica Payne,
Anna Gaughenbaugh,
Andrea Renshaw,
Jenna Wright,
Roger Seeber,
Rebecca Barnes,
Aleksandr Florjanczyk,
Joseph Horzempa

Published: May 9, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0175157

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