Prevalence of Mycoplasma haemofelis, 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum', Bartonella species, Ehrlichia species, and Anaplasma phagocytophilum DNA in the blood of cats with anemia

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-7

  Ishak, Anthony M ^a   Radecki, Steve ^a   Lappin, Michael R ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANAPLASMOSIS; ANEMIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BARTONELLA; CAT; CAT DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOPLASMA; NEORICKETTSIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RICKETTSIOSIS;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANAPLASMATACEAE INFECTIONS; ANEMIA; ANIMALS; BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA INFECTIONS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; MALE; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; NEORICKETTSIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; BARTONELLA; CANDIDATUS MYCOPLASMA HAEMOMINUTUM; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EHRLICHIA; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA HAEMOFELIS;

EID: 33846556121     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2006.05.003     Document Type: Article

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