Ehrlichia chaffeensis in archived tissues of a white-tailed deer

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 596-599

  Little, Susan E ^a   Howerth, Elizabeth W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ehrlichia chaffeensis; Human monocytic ehrlichiosis; Odocoileus virginianus; Retrospective study; Specific nested polymerase chain reaction; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; CERVIDAE; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; CASE REPORT; CHEMISTRY; DEER; DISEASE CARRIER; DNA SEQUENCE; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LYMPH NODE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPLEEN; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BONE MARROW; DEER; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; GEORGIA; LYMPH NODES; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPLEEN;

EID: 0033163034     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-35.3.596     Document Type: Article

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