Molecular evidence of Bartonella infection in domestic dogs from Algeria, North Africa, by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 298-300

  Kernif, Tahar ^a,b   Aissi, Meriem ^c   Doumandji, Salah Eddine ^a   Chomel, Bruno B ^d   Raoult, Didier ^e   Bitam, Idir ^b  

^a Institut National Agronomique   (Algeria)

^b Institut Pasteur d'Algerie   (Algeria)

^c HIGHER NATIONAL VETERINARY SCHOOL   (Algeria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGERIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA CLARIDGEIAE; BARTONELLA ELIZABETHAE; BARTONELLA VINSONII BERKHOFFII; BARTONELLOSIS; DOG; FEMALE; FTS GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 77955629918     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0052     Document Type: Article

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