Prevalence of hemotropic mycoplasmas in healthy and unhealthy cats and dogs in Spain

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 270-274

  Roura, Xavier ^a   Peters, Iain R ^b   Altet, Laura ^a   Tabar, Maria Dolores ^a   Barker, Emily N ^b   Planellas, Marta ^a   Helps, Chris R ^b   Francino, Olga ^a   Shaw, Susan E ^b   Tasker, Séverine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cats; Diagnosis; Dogs; Hemoplasma; Mycoplasma; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

CANDIDATUS MYCOPLASMA HAEMATOPARVUM; CANDIDATUS MYCOPLASMA HAEMOMINUTUM; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIDAE; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; FELINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA HAEMOCANIS; MYCOPLASMA HAEMOFELIS; MYCOPLASMATALES; TETRA;

EID: 77949338162     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063871002200219     Document Type: Article

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