16S rDNA comparison demonstrates near identity between an United Kingdom Haemobartonella felis strain and the American California strain

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 73-78

  Tasker, Séverine ^a   Helps, Christopher R ^a   Belford, Christopher J ^b   Birtles, Richard J ^a   Day, Michael J ^c   Sparkes, Andrew H ^d   Gruffydd Jones, Timothy J ^d   Harbour, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Cytopath Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c Dept of Pathology and Microbiology   (United Kingdom)

^d School of Veterinary Sciences Langford House Langford   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Haemobartonella felis; PCR; Phylogeny; UK; USA

Indexed keywords

DNA 16S; RIBOSOME DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CAT; GENE SEQUENCE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; MYCOPLASMA HAEMOFELIS; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANAPLASMATACEAE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GREAT BRITAIN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; UNITED STATES;

FELIS; FELIS CATUS; MYCOPLASMA HAEMOFELIS;

EID: 0035800253     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(01)00331-5     Document Type: Article

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