Evaluation of C3H/HeJ mice for xenodiagnosis of infection with Ehrlichia chaffeensis

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 55-59

  Lockhart, J Mitchell ^a   Davidson, William R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; C3H MOUSE; DEER; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; DEER; DNA PRIMERS; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032608099     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063879901100109     Document Type: Review

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