Kinetics of serologic cross-reactions between Ehrlichia canis and the Ehrlichia phagocytophila genogroups in experimental E. canis infection in dogs

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 66, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 237-243

  Waner, Trevor ^a   Strenger, Carmella ^a   Keysary, Avi ^a   Harrus, Shimon ^b  

^a ISRAEL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dogs; E. canis; Ehrlichia canis; Ehrlichia phagocytophila; Serological cross reaction

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; DOG; EHRLICHIA CANIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RICKETTSIOSIS; RNA GENE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CROSS REACTIONS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIOSIS; KINETICS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CANIS; PHAGOCYTOPHILUM GROUP; RICKETTSIA;

EID: 0032509513     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-2427(98)00198-6     Document Type: Article

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