Molecular survey of Rickettsia spp. in sick dogs in Italy

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 55, Issue 8-10, 2008, Pages 521-525

  Solano Gallego, L ^a,b   Trotta, M ^a   Caldin, M ^a   Furlanello, T ^a  

^a Laboratorio d'Analisi Veterinarie 'San Marco'   (Italy)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dog; Italy; Rickettsia

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREED; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA PROBE; DOG DISEASE; ITALY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIOSIS;

ANIMALS; BOUTONNEUSE FEVER; BREEDING; DNA, BACTERIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; RICKETTSIA CONORII; RISK FACTORS; ZOONOSES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; RICKETTSIA;

EID: 51349141785     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2008.01149.x     Document Type: Article

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