Molecular detection and characterization of Anaplasma phagocytophilum strains

Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 187-195

  Paulauskas, Algimantas ^a   Radzijevskaja, Jana ^a   Rosef, Olav ^a,b  

^a VYTAUTAS MAGNUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b ATP Innovation AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

16S rRNA gene; Anaplasma phagocytophilum strains; Msp4 gene; Ticks

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MSP4 GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENETIC VARIATION; IXODIDAE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NORWAY; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; DERMACENTOR RETICULATUS; IXODES PERSULCATUS; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE;

EID: 84857041578     PISSN: 01479571     EISSN: 18781667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cimid.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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