Molecular detection of an Ehrlichia-like agent in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) from Northern California

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 199-207

  Pusterla, Nicola ^a   Johnson, Eileen ^a   Chae, Joon Seok ^a   Derock, Elfriede ^a   Willis, Mel ^b   Hedrick, Ronald P ^a   Madigan, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Digenetic trematodes; Ehrlichia like agent; Molecular detection; Rainbow trout

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EHRLICHIA; GALLBLADDER; GENE SEQUENCE; GILL; INTESTINE; KIDNEY; LIVER; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; RAINBOW TROUT; RIVER; TREMATODE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; DISEASE VECTORS; DNA, BACTERIAL; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIOSIS; FISH DISEASES; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TREMATODA;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CREPIDOSTOMUM; CREPTOTREMA; DEROPEGUS; EHRLICHIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; MYKISS; NEORICKETTSIA HELMINTHOECA; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE; TREMATODA;

EID: 0034308242     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(00)00287-9     Document Type: Article

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