Molecular Detection of Tick-Borne Pathogens of the Family Anaplasmataceae in Brazilian Brown Brocket Deer (Mazama gouazoubira, Fischer, 1814) and Marsh Deer (Blastocerus dichotomus, Illiger, 1815)

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 353-360

  Silveira, J A G ^a   Rabelo, E M L ^a   Ribeiro, M F B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anaplasmataceae; Cross infection; Deer; Molecular detection; Natural infection; Nested PCR; Sequencing

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASMATACEAE; ANAPLASMATACEAE INFECTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DEER; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; TICK BORNE DISEASE;

ANAPLASMATACEAE; ANAPLASMATACEAE INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; DEER; FEMALE; MALE; TICK-BORNE DISEASES;

ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMA BOVIS; ANAPLASMA MARGINALE; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANAPLASMA PLATYS; ANAPLASMATACEAE; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BLASTOCEROS DICHOTOMUS; CERVIDAE; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; IXODIDA; MAZAMA GOUAZOUPIRA;

EID: 84863784891     PISSN: 18651674     EISSN: 18651682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1865-1682.2011.01278.x     Document Type: Article

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