Blood DNA analysis for Ehrlichia (Anaplasma) phagocytophila and Babesia spp. of dogs from Northern Poland

Acta Veterinaria Brno

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 347-351

  Skotarczak, B ^a   Adamska, M ^a   Supron, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZCZECIN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Babesia spp. dogs; Ehrlichia (Anaplasma) phagocytophila; PCR

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ARTICLE; BABESIA; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; BORRELIA INFECTION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SCREENING; DOG; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; POLAND; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ACARI; ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; BABESIA; BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; DERMACENTOR; DERMACENTOR RETICULATUS; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CANIS; IXODES; IXODES RICINUS; PROTOZOA; RHIPICEPHALUS; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; SPIROCHAETALES;

EID: 7644232721     PISSN: 00017213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2754/avb200473030347     Document Type: Article

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