Differentiation of Haemobartonella canis and Mycoplasma haemofelis on the basis of comparative analysis of gene sequences

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1385-1388

  Birkenheuer, Adam J ^a   Breitschwerdt, Edward B ^a   Alleman, A Rick ^a   Pitulle, Christian ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA 16S; RIBONUCLEASE P; RNA;

ANAPLASMATACEAE; ANAPLASMOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DOG; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HAEMOBARTONELLA CANIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA HAEMOFELIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ANAPLASMATACEAE; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS; FELIS CATUS; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA HAEMOCANIS; MYCOPLASMA HAEMOFELIS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0036795302     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2002.63.1385     Document Type: Article

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