Molecular evidence of Rickettsia felis infection in dogs from northern territory, Australia

Parasites and Vectors

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Hii, Sze Fui ^a   Kopp, Steven R ^a   Thompson, Mary F ^a   O'Leary, Caroline A ^a   Rees, Robert L ^b   Traub, Rebecca J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Bayer Animal Health Tingalpa   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD SAMPLING; BOUTONNEUSE FEVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FEMALE; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NATIVE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RICKETTSIA FELIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; DISEASE CARRIER; DOG DISEASE; FLEA; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RICKETTSIACEAE INFECTION;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; RICKETTSIA FELIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; INSECT VECTORS; MALE; NORTHERN TERRITORY; RICKETTSIA FELIS; RICKETTSIA INFECTIONS; SIPHONAPTERA;

EID: 80053644642     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17563305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-4-198     Document Type: Article

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