PCR detection of anaplasma phagocytophilum in goat flocks in an area endemic for tick-borne fever in Switzerland

Parasite

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 57-62

  Silaghi, C ^a   Scheuerle, M C ^a   Friche, Passos L M ^a,b   Thiel, C ^a   Pfister, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

16s rrna gene; Anaplasma phagocytophilum; Cattle; Goat; GroEL gene; Msp4 gene; PCR; Switzerland; Tick borne fever

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANIMALIA; BOS; CAPRA HIRCUS; IXODIDA;

EID: 79952283850     PISSN: 1252607X     EISSN: 17761042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2011181057     Document Type: Article

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