Evaluation of experimental transmission of Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum and Mycoplasma haemofelis by Ctenocephalides felis to cats

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1008-1012

  Woods, James E ^a   Brewer, Melissa M ^a   Hawley, Jennifer R ^a   Wisnewski, Nancy ^b   Lappin, Michael R ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b HESKA CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CAT DISEASE; CTENOCEPHALIDES; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; FLEA; MALE; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA HAEMOFELIS; MYCOPLASMA HAEMOMINUTUM; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FECES; FLEAS; INSECT VECTORS; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; CANDIDATUS MYCOPLASMA HAEMOMINUTUM; CTENOCEPHALIDES; CTENOCEPHALIDES FELIS; FELIS; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA HAEMOFELIS; MYCOPLASMATALES;

EID: 21344439824     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2005.66.1008     Document Type: Article

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