Morphology and staining characteristics of Ehrlichia bovis

Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 79-83

  Sreekumar, C ^a   Anandan, R ^a   Balasundaram, S ^a   Rajavelu, G ^a  

^a MADRAS VETERINARY COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Appearance; Azurophil granules; E. canis; E. ondiri; E. phagocytophilia; Ehrlichia bovis; Fluorochroming; Morulae; Staining

Indexed keywords

ACRIDINE ORANGE; FLUOROCHROME;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL INCLUSION; CELL VACUOLE; CYTOPLASM; EHRLICHIA; HOST CELL; MONOCYTE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN;

ANAPLASMA BOVIS; ANAPLASMATACEAE; ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; CANIS; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CANIS;

EID: 0030046917     PISSN: 01479571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0147-9571(95)00011-9     Document Type: Article

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