Feline granulocytic ehrlichiosis - A report of a new clinical entity and characterisation of the infectious agent

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 20-24

  Bjoersdorff A ^a,b   Svendenius, L ^c   Owens, J H ^d   Massung, R F ^d  

^a KALMAR COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DNA; DOXYCYCLINE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIOSIS; GENETICS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA; DOXYCYCLINE; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIOSIS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032603159     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1999.tb03249.x     Document Type: Article

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