First evidence of Babesia gibsoni (Asian genotype) in dogs in Western Europe

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 163-166

  Hartelt, Kathrin ^a,d   Rieker, T ^b   Oehme, R M ^a   Brockmann, S O ^a   Muller W ^c   Dorn, N ^b  

^a Landesgesundh Baden Wurttemberg   (Germany)

^b Small Animal Practice Rieker and Bohnenberger   (Germany)

^c Analytisches Labor   (Germany)

^d Baden Wurttemberg State Health Office   (Germany)

Author keywords

B. gibsoni; Dog; Germany; PCR; Ticks; Vector borne

Indexed keywords

DNA 18S;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BABESIA; BABESIA GIBSONI; BABESIOSIS; DNA DETERMINATION; DOG; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANIMALS; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

BABESIA CANIS CANIS; BABESIA CANIS ROSSI; BABESIA GIBSONI; CANIS FAMILIARIS; IXODIDA;

EID: 34547635308     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2006.0580     Document Type: Article

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