Canine ehrlichiosis: Clinical, hematological, serological and molecular aspects

Ciencia Rural

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 766-770

  Nakaghi, Andréa Cristina Higa ^a   Machado, Rosangela Zacarias ^a   Costa, Mirela Tinucci ^a   André, Marcos Rogério ^a   Baldani, Cristiane Divan ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dog; Dot ELISA; Ehrlichia canis; IFAT; Nested PCR

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CANIS;

EID: 42249107846     PISSN: 01038478     EISSN: 16784596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0103-84782008000300027     Document Type: Article

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