Segregation of genetic variants of Anaplasma phagocytophilum circulating among wild ruminants within a Bohemian forest (Czech Republic)

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 298, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 203-210

  Zeman, Petr ^a   Pecha, Miroslav ^b  

^a Statni veterinarni ustav Praha   (Czech Republic)

^b Czech Forests Headquarters ^*  (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

16S rRNA variants; Anaplasma phagocytophilum; Central Bohemia; Deer; Moufflon; Prevalence; Wild boar

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANAPLASMOSIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BOVIDS; CZECH REPUBLIC; DEER; DOG; FOREST; GENBANK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HORSE; INFECTION RATE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE VECTOR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RED DEER; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROPREVALENCE; SHEEP; SPLEEN; WILD BOAR;

EID: 48449088122     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2008.03.003     Document Type: Article

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