Molecular characterization of novel mosquito-borne Rickettsia spp. from mosquitoes collected at the Demilitarized Zone of the Republic of Korea

• Alice N. Maina ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: alice.n.maina.ctr@mail.mil

  Affiliation Viral and Rickettsial Diseases Department, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0248-8463

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• Terry A. Klein,

  Roles Data curation, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation 65th Medical Brigade, Medical Department Activity-Korea, Unit 15281, Seoul, South Korea

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• Heung-Chul Kim,

  Roles Data curation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation 65th Medical Brigade, Medical Department Activity-Korea, Unit 15247, Seoul, South Korea

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• Sung-Tae Chong,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation 65th Medical Brigade, Medical Department Activity-Korea, Unit 15247, Seoul, South Korea

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• Yu Yang,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Viral Diseases Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America

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• Kristin Mullins,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Viral and Rickettsial Diseases Department, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

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• Ju Jiang,

  Roles Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Viral and Rickettsial Diseases Department, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America

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• Heidi St. John,

  Roles Project administration, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Viral and Rickettsial Diseases Department, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America

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• Richard G. Jarman,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Viral Diseases Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America

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• Jun Hang,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Viral Diseases Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America

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• Allen L. Richards

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Viral and Rickettsial Diseases Department, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America

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