Growth of Cowdria ruminantium in tissue culture endothelial cell lines from wild African mammals

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 297-304

  Smith, Gillian E ^a   Anderson, Euan C ^b   Burridge, Michael J ^c   Peter, Trevor F ^a   Mahan, Suman M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Veterinary Research Laboratory Zimbabwe   (Zimbabwe)

^c University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Cowdria ruminantium; Culture techniques; Endothelial cells; Heartwater; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ANIMAL; ANTELOPE; AORTA; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; BUFFALO; CATTLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINE; CYTOLOGY; EHRLICHIA RUMINANTIUM; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PULMONARY ARTERY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VIRUS CULTURE; WILD ANIMAL;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANTELOPES; AORTA; ARTIODACTYLA; BUFFALOES; CATTLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINE; EHRLICHIA RUMINANTIUM; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY ARTERY; SERIAL PASSAGE;

EID: 0032042147     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-34.2.297     Document Type: Article

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