The occurrence of the feline "candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum" in dog in China confirmed by sequence-based analysis of ribosomal DNA

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 689-692

  Zhuang, Q J ^a,b   Zhang, H J ^b   Lin, R Q ^a   Sun, M F ^a   Liang, X J ^a   Qin, X W ^a   Pu, W J ^b   Zhu, X Q ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Foshan Science and Technology College   (China)

Author keywords

Candidatus Mycoplasma haematoparvum; Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum; China; Dog; Haemotropic mycoplasma. 16S rDNA; Occurrence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHINA; CLASSIFICATION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMOSIS; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; CHINA; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; PHYLOGENY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDATUS MYCOPLASMA HAEMATOPARVUM; CANDIDATUS MYCOPLASMA HAEMOMINUTUM; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIDAE; MYCOPLASMA;

EID: 63149091712     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-008-9242-2     Document Type: Article

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