Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection in a dog: Identifying the causative agent using PCR

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 300-303

  Kirtz, G ^a   Meli, M ^b   Leidinger, E ^a   Ludwig, P ^a   Thum, D ^a   Czettel, B ^a   Kolbl S ^c   Lutz, H ^b  

^a INVITRO   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c Federal Institute for the Control of Infectious Diseases in Animals   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; DOXYCYCLINE; RIBOSOME RNA; RONAXAN;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DNA DETERMINATION; EHRLICHIA; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EHRLICHIA;

EID: 20544448011     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2005.tb00325.x     Document Type: Article

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