Molecular epidemiology of bovine anaplasmosis with a particular focus in Mexico

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1092-1101

  Rodríguez, Sergio D ^a   García Ortiz, Miguel Ángel ^a   Jiménez Ocampo, Rafael ^a   Vega y Murguía, Carlos A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES FORESTALES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anaplasma marginale; Boophilus; Dermacentor; Epidemiology; Rhipicephalus; Surface proteins; Tick borne diseases; Ticks

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASMOSIS VACCINE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 1; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 2; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 3; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 4; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 5; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAPLASMA MARGINALE; ANAPLASMOSIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; DERMACENTOR; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; LIVESTOCK; MEXICO; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHIPICEPHALUS; VACCINATION;

ANAPLASMA MARGINALE; ANAPLASMOSIS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; ARACHNID VECTORS; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; CATTLE; DERMACENTOR; DNA, BACTERIAL; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; MEXICO; RHIPICEPHALUS;

ANAPLASMA MARGINALE; BOOPHILUS; BOVINAE; DERMACENTOR; IXODIDA; MAMMALIA; RHIPICEPHALUS; RICKETTSIA;

EID: 71949121320     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2009.09.007     Document Type: Review

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