Detection of antibodies reactive with Ehrlichia chaffeensis in the raccoon

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 705-712

  Comer, James A ^a   Nicholson, William L ^a   Paddock, Christopher D ^a   Sumner, John W ^a   Childs, James E ^a  

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

Author keywords

Ehrlichia chaffeensis; Immunofluorescence assay; Procyon lotor; Raccoon; Survey

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RACCOON; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RACCOONS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034304577     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-36.4.705     Document Type: Article

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