Detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Ehrlichia sp. HF strains in Ixodes ricinus ticks in Brittany, France

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 338-341

  Marumoto, K ^a   Joncour, G ^b   Lamanda, P ^c   Inokuma, H ^d   Brouqui, Philippe ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Groupe Veterinaire   (France)

^c Laboratoire de Developpement et d'Analyses des Cotes d'Armor   (France)

^d OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaplasma phagocytophilum; Detection; Ehrlichia sp. HF; Ixodes ricinus; PCR; Ticks

Indexed keywords

DNA; RNA 16S;

AMPLICON; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANAPLASMATACEAE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; DNA EXTRACTION; EHRLICHIA; FRANCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; IXODES RICINUS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN; TICK;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANAPLASMATACEAE; APODEMUS SYLVATICUS; EHRLICHIA SP.; IXODES OVATUS; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDA;

EID: 34247267261     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01630.x     Document Type: Article

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