A 4-year study of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Portugal

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 46-47

  Santos, A S ^a   Bacellar, F ^a   Dumler, J S ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; RNA 16S;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IXODES; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TICK BORNE DISEASE;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM;

EID: 73049091929     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02172.x     Document Type: Article

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