Association of pathogen strain-specific gene transcription and transmission efficiency phenotype of anaplasma marginale

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2446-2453

  Agnes, Joseph T ^a   Herndon, David ^b   Ueti, Massaro W ^b   Ramabu, Solomon S ^a   Evans, Marc ^a   Brayton, Kelly A ^a   Palmer, Guy H ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASMA MARGINALE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; HOST; ISRAEL; MALE; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVARY GLAND; SYNTENY; TICK;

ANAPLASMA MARGINALE; ANIMALS; GENES, BACTERIAL; SALIVARY GLANDS; SYNTENY; TICKS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 77952699517     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00108-10     Document Type: Article

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