Molecular detection and identification of Ehrlichia and Anaplasma species in ixodid ticks

Parasitology Research

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1243-1248

  Aktas, Munir ^a   Altay, Kursat ^a   Dumanli, Nazir ^a   Kalkan, Ahmet ^b  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMA OVIS; ANAPLASMA PLATYS; ARTICLE; BOVIDS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EHRLICHIA; GENE; GENE SEQUENCE; HYALOMMA ANATOLICUM ANATOLICUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIPICEPHALUS BURSA; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; SALIVARY GLAND; TICK; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ANAPLASMA; ANIMALS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; EHRLICHIA; IXODIDAE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SALIVARY GLANDS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; TURKEY;

ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMA OVIS; ANAPLASMA PLATYS; EHRLICHIA; HYALOMMA ANATOLICUM ANATOLICUM; IXODIDA; RHIPICEPHALUS BURSA; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS;

EID: 63149165853     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-009-1377-1     Document Type: Article

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