Presence of Mycoplasma haemofelis, Mycoplasma haemominutum and piroplasmids in cats from southern Europe: A molecular study

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 307-317

  Criado Fornelio, A ^a   Martinez Marcos, A ^a   Buling Sarana A ^b   Barba Carretero, J C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b Dr Barba Veterinary Diagnosis Laboratory   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cat; Feline immunodeficiency virus; Feline leukemia virus; Molecular epidemiology; Mycoplasma haemofelis; Mycoplasma haemominutum; Piroplasmids

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BABESIA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CAT; COCCIDIA; GENE ISOLATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA HAEMOFELIS; MYCOPLASMA HAEMOMINITUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORTUGAL; RNA SEQUENCE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; THEILERIA; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALIA; BABESIA; BABESIA CANIS; BABESIA CANIS CANIS; CANDIDATUS MYCOPLASMA HAEMOMINUTUM; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIDAE; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; FELINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; FELIS CATUS; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA HAEMOFELIS; PIROPLASMIDA; THEILERIA; THEILERIA ANNAE;

EID: 0037431555     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(03)00044-0     Document Type: Article

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