Seroprevalence and bacteriamea of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in cats from Bavaria and lower Saxony (Germany);Seroprävalenz und bakteriämie von Anaplasma phagocytophilum bei Katzen aus Bayern und Niedersachsen (Deutschland)

Berliner und Munchener Tierarztliche Wochenschrift

Volumn 125, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 163-167

  Hamel, Dietmar ^a   Bondarenko, Anna ^a   Silaghi, Cornelia ^a   Nolte, Ingo ^b   Pfister, Kurt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaplasma phagocytophilum; Cat; Germany; IFAT; PCR

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); IXODIDA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84863955404     PISSN: 00059366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2371/0005-9311-125-113     Document Type: Article

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