Ehrlichia chaffeensis infection of sika deer, Japan

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1991-1993

  Kawahara, Makoto ^a   Tajima, Tomoko ^b   Torii, Harumi ^c   Yabutani, Mitsutaka ^a   Ishii, Joji ^a   Harasawa, Makiko ^d   Isogai, Emiko ^e   Rikihisa, Yasuko ^f  

^a NAGOYA CITY PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^c NARA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF HOKKAIDO   (Japan)

^f OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAPERONIN; RNA 16S;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEER; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; JAPAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CHAPERONIN 60; DEER; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; FEMALE; MALE; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

EID: 73949133513     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1512.081667     Document Type: Article

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