A review of Bovine anaplasmosis

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-30

  Aubry, P ^a   Geale, D W ^a  

^a CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaplasma marginale; Anaplasmosis; Bovine

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ANAPLASMA MARGINALE; ANAPLASMOSIS; ANIMAL; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NORTH AMERICA; PARASITE VECTOR; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TICK;

ANAPLASMA MARGINALE; ANAPLASMOSIS; ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; IXODIDAE; NORTH AMERICA;

ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMA MARGINALE; ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; IXODIDA;

EID: 78651082000     PISSN: 18651674     EISSN: 18651682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1865-1682.2010.01173.x     Document Type: Review

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