Presence and distribution of borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato species in internal organs and skin of naturally infected symptomatic and asymptomatic dogs, as detected by polymerase chain reaction

Veterinary Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 54-58

  Hovius, K E ^a   van de Pol, I ^b   Verbeek de Kruif, N ^b   Rijpkema, S G T ^b   Schouls, L M ^b   Stark, L A M ^c   Bleumink Pluym, N M C ^c   Houwers, D J ^c  

^a Companion Animal Hospital ‘t Heike ^*  (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Borrelia; Borreliosis; Dogs; Infection; Liver; Pcr; Synovialis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIVER; LYME DISEASE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; LIVER; LYME DISEASE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0033113009     PISSN: 01652176     EISSN: 18755941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01652176.1999.9694992     Document Type: Article

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