Restriction and expansion of Ehrlichia strain diversity

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 143, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 337-346

  Yu, Xue jie ^a   McBride, Jere W ^a   Walker, David H ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Ehrlichia; Genetic variation; Outer membrane protein

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN GP 120; GLYCOPROTEIN GP 47; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 1; RIBOSOME RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DNA SEQUENCE; EHRLICHIA CANIS; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; EHRLICHIA RUMINANTIUM; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA GENE;

BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CANIS; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; EHRLICHIA RUMINANTIUM; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CANIS; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; EHRLICHIA RUMINANTIUM; IXODIDA; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 33846226534     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.08.027     Document Type: Article

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