First isolation and molecular characterization of Ehrlichia canis in Costa Rica, Central America

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 95-97

  Romero, L E ^a,b   Meneses, A I ^b   Salazar, L ^c   Jimenez M ^b   Romero, J J ^b   Aguiar, D M ^d   Labruna, M B ^e   Dolz, G ^b  

^a Laboratorio Central de Diagnóstico Veterinario   (El Salvador)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; Dogs; Ehrlichia canis; Isolation; PCR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RNA 16S;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CANINE EHRLICHIOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSTA RICA; DNA SEQUENCE; DOG; DSB GENE; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CANIS; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; EHRLICHIA EWINGII; LEUKOCYTE; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; COSTA RICA; DNA, BACTERIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EHRLICHIA CANIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CANIS; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; EHRLICHIA EWINGII;

EID: 79959822314     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: 15322661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2010.07.021     Document Type: Article

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