First detection and molecular characterization of Ehrlichia canis from dogs in Nigeria

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 27-32

  Kamani, Joshua ^a   Lee, Chung Chan ^b   Haruna, Ayuba M ^c   Chung, Ping Jun ^b   Weka, Paul R ^a   Chung, Yang Tsung ^b  

^a NATIONAL VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Nigeria)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Dogs; Ehrlichia canis; Nigeria; PCR; Phylogenetic analysis; TRP36 gene

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANINE EHRLICHIOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA SEQUENCE; DOG; EHRLICHIA CANIS; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TANDEM REPEAT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EHRLICHIA CANIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NIGERIA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; EHRLICHIA CANIS;

EID: 84871495394     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: 15322661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2012.07.031     Document Type: Article

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