Effects of doxycycline on the endosymbiont Wolbachia in Dirofilaria immitis (Leidy, 1856)-Naturally infected dogs

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 174, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 119-123

  Rossi, Maria Ines Doria ^a   Paiva, Jonimar ^b,c   Bendas, Alexandre ^c   Mendes de Almeida, Flavya ^c   Knackfuss, Fabiana ^b   Miranda, Marcia ^b,c   Guerrero, Jorge ^d   Fernandes, Octavio ^a   Labarthe, Norma ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b Universidade Castelo Branco   (Brazil)

^c FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Canine; Filaria; Filarial symbiont; Heartworm

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DOXIFIN; DOXYCYCLINE; PARASITE ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DNA DETERMINATION; DOG DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOSYMBIONT; MICROFILARIA (NEMATODE LARVA); MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; WOLBACHIA;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DOXYCYCLINE; TIME FACTORS; WOLBACHIA;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; FILARIA; WOLBACHIA; WOLBACHIA SP.;

EID: 78049384839     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.07.019     Document Type: Article

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