Sequence analysis of the ank gene of granulocytic ehrlichiae

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 2917-2922

  Massung, R F ^a   Owens, J H ^a   Ross, D ^a   Reed, K D ^a   Petrovec, M ^a   Bjoersdorff, A ^a   Coughlin, R T ^a   Beltz, G A ^a   Murphy, C I ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; PROTEIN; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIOSIS; GENE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033874287     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.8.2917-2922.2000     Document Type: Article

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