Contribution of polymorphisms in ankA, gltA, and groESL in defining genetic variants of Anaplasma phagocytophilum

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2312-2315

  Shukla, Sanjay K ^a   Aswani, Vijay ^a   Stockwell, Patrick J ^a   Reed, Kurt D ^a  

^a MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANKA GENE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DOG; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; GLTA GENE; GROESL GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 34547627277     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00704-07     Document Type: Article

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