Detection of Mixed Infections with "Candidatus Mycoplasma Haemominutum" and Mycoplasma Haemofelis Using Real-Time TaqMan Polymerase Chain Reaction

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 250-255

  Sykes, Jane E ^a   Drazenovich, Nicole L ^a   Kyles, Andrew E ^a   Ball, Louise M ^a   Leutenegger, Christian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Haemobartonella; hemoplasma; quantitative PCR; splenectomy

Indexed keywords

CANDIDATUS MYCOPLASMA HAEMOMINUTUM; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA HAEMOFELIS;

BACTERIAL DNA; RNA 16S;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GENETICS; GERMFREE ANIMAL; HEMATOCRIT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOPLASMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; MALE; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS;

EID: 34250674890     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: 19434936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870701900304     Document Type: Article

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