In vitro cultivation of a South African isolate of an Anaplasma sp. in tick cell cultures

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 251-255

  Zweygarth, E ^a   Josemans, A I ^a   Spickett, A M ^a   Steyn, H C ^a   Putterill, J ^a   Troskie, P C ^a   Mtshali, M S ^b   Bell Sakyi, L ^c   Shkap, V ^d   Fish, L ^d   Kocan, K M ^e   Blouin, E F ^e  

^a ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d KIMRON VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Israel)

^e OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMA MARGINALE; BOS TAURUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33846278374     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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