A molecular and serological study of exposure to tick-borne pathogens in sick dogs from Italy

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 62-63

  Trotta, M ^a   Fogliazza, A ^b   Furlanello, T ^a   Solano Gallego, L ^a,c  

^a Clinica Veterinaria San Marco Padova   (Italy)

^b BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

^c ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANAPLASMA PLATYS; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; EHRLICHIA CANIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIA; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; TICK BORNE DISEASE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; IXODIDA;

EID: 73049118059     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02279.x     Document Type: Article

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