Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii and related members of the alpha subdivision of the Proteobacteria in dogs with cardiac arrhythmias, endocarditis, or myocarditis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 3618-3626

  Breitschwerdt, Edward B ^a   Atkins, Clarke E ^a   Brown, Talmage T ^a   Kordick, Dorsey L ^a   Snyder, Patti S ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BABESIA; BARTONELLACEAE; CENTRIFUGATION; COLLAPSE; DNA SEQUENCE; DOG; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EHRLICHIA CANIS; ENDOCARDITIS; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MURMUR; MYOCARDITIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; SYNCOPE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0032833921     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.11.3618-3626.1999     Document Type: Article

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