Natural co-infection of Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Anaplasma bovis in a deer in South Korea

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 101-103

  Lee, Mijin ^a   Yu, Dohyeon ^a   Yoon, Jiseon ^a   Li, Yinghua ^a   Lee, Jonghyeon ^a   Park, Jinho ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anaplasma bovis; Deer; Ehrlichia chaffeensis

Indexed keywords

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMATACEAE INFECTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEER; DNA SEQUENCE; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; GENETICS; KOREA; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TICK BORNE DISEASE;

ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMATACEAE INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEER; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; KOREA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TICK-BORNE DISEASES;

ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMA BOVIS; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; CERVIDAE; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; IXODIDA; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 62249160656     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.71.101     Document Type: Article

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