Molecular detection of Bartonella henselae and Bartonella koehlerae from aortic valves of Boxer dogs with infective endocarditis

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 141, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 182-185

  Ohad, Dan G ^a   Morick, Danny ^a   Avidor, Boaz ^b   Harrus, Shimon ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bartonella henselae; Bartonella koehlerae; Canine; Endocarditis; Sub aortic stenosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN GLTA; PROTEIN RIBC; RNA 16S; RNA 23S; RNA POLYMERASE BETA SUBUNIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA SUBVALVULAR STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLA KOEHLERAE; BARTONELLOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOG; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING; SPLEEN;

ANIMALS; AORTIC VALVE; BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLA INFECTIONS; CATS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENDOCARDITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALIA; BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLA KOEHLERAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 75149170891     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2009.08.005     Document Type: Article

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