Comparison of nested-PCR with blood smear examination in detection of Ehrlichia canis and Anaplasma platys in dogs;Comparação de nested-PCR com o diagnóstico direto na detecção de Ehrlichia canis e Anaplasma platys em cães

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinaria

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL.1, 2009, Pages 58-62

  Ramos, Carlos A N ^a   Ramos, Rafael A N ^a   Araújo, Flábio R ^b   Guedes Jr , Daniel S ^c   Souza, Ingrid I F ^b   Ono, Tatiana M ^d   Vieira, Anahi S ^d   Pimentel, Danillo S ^a   Rosas, Eduardo O ^a   Faustino, Maria A G ^a   Alves, Leucio C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anaplasma; Dogs; Ehrlichia; nPCR

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMOSIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOG; EHRLICHIA CANIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMOSIS; ANIMALS; DOGS; EHRLICHIA CANIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; FEMALE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMA PLATYS; ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CANIS;

EID: 72249093593     PISSN: 0103846X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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