Molecular detection of Ehrlichia canis in cats in Brazil

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 53-54

  de Oliveira, L S ^a   Mourao L C ^a   Oliveira, K A ^a   da Matta Agostini, M ^a   de Oliveira, A C ^a   de Almeida, M R ^a   Fietto, J L R ^a   Conceicao L G ^a   Filho, J D R ^a   Galvao M A M ^b   Mafra, C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; RNA 16S;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BRAZIL; CANINE EHRLICHIOSIS; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA SEQUENCE; DOG; EHRLICHIA CANIS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; ZOONOSIS;

EHRLICHIA CANIS;

EID: 73049096718     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02175.x     Document Type: Article

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