Propagation of granulocytic Ehrlichia spp. from human and equine sources in HL-60 cells induced to differentiate into functional granulocytes

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 923-927

  Heimer, Robert ^a   Van Andel, Amy ^a   Wormser, Gary P ^b   Wilson, Mark L ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EHRLICHIOSIS; GRANULOCYTE; LEUKEMIA CELL LINE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EHRLICHIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 0030910616     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.4.923-927.1997     Document Type: Article

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