Survival of Mycoplasma haemofelis and 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum' in blood of cats used for transfusions

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 321-326

  Gary, Anthony T ^a   Richmond, Holly L ^a   Tasker, Séverine ^b   Hackett, Timothy B ^a   Lappin, Michael R ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD STORAGE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD PRESERVATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FEMALE; MALE; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CANDIDATUS MYCOPLASMA HAEMOMINUTUM; FELIDAE; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA HAEMOFELIS;

EID: 33748545254     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2006.04.005     Document Type: Article

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