Is Wolbachia complicating the pathological effects of Dirofilaria immitis infections?

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 133, Issue 2-3 SPEC. ISS, 2005, Pages 133-136

  Kramer, L ^a   Simon F ^b   Tamarozzi, F ^a   Genchi, M ^c   Bazzocchi, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dirofilaria immitis; Heartworm; Wolbachia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; AUTOPSY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DOG; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG; NONHUMAN; ORGAN; POLARIZATION; STAINING; TH1 CELL; WOLBACHIA; WORM INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; WOLBACHIA;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; NEMATODA; RICKETTSIACEAE; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 26044470445     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.04.011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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