Molecular and serologic evidence of tick-borne ehrlichiae in three species of lemurs from St. Catherines Island, Georgia, USA

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 503-509

  Yabsley, Michael J ^a   Norton, Terry M ^b   Powell, Malcolm R ^c   Davidson, William R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Wildlife Conservation Society   (United States)

^c WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaplasma phagocytophilum; Antibodies; Ehrlichia chaffeensis; Ehrlichiae; Isolation; Lemurs; Tick borne

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANAPLASMATACEAE; ANIMALIA; CANIS; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CANIS; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; EHRLICHIA EWINGII; EULEMUR; EULEMUR MACACO; EULEMUR MACACO FLAVIFRONS; LEMUR; LEMUR CATTA; LEMURIDAE; STREPSIRHINI; VARECIA VARIEGATA; VARECIA VARIEGATA VARIEGATA;

EID: 13244257209     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/03-116     Document Type: Article

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