Detection of anaplasma phagocytophilum in brazilian dogs by real-time polymerase chain reaction

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 770-774

  Santos, Huarrisson A ^a   Pires, Marcus S ^a   Vilela, Joice A R ^a   Santos, Tiago M ^a   Faccini, João L H ^a   Baldani, Cristiane D ^a   Thomé, Sandra M G ^a   Sanavria, Argemiro ^a   Massard, Carlos L ^a  

^a FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anaplasma phagocytophilum; dogs; real time polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EHRLICHIOSIS; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; DNA, BACTERIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EHRLICHIOSIS; FEMALE; MALE; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMA MARGINALE; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANAPLASMA PLATYS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; EHRLICHIA CANIS; IXODIDA; NEORICKETTSIA RISTICII; RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII;

EID: 84857129145     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: 19434936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1040638711406974     Document Type: Article

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