Wide distribution and genetic diversity of "candidatus neoehrlichia mikurensis" in rodents from china

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1024-1027

  Li, Hao ^a   Jiang, Jiafu ^a   Tang, Fang ^b   Sun, Yi ^a   Li, Zengde ^b   Zhang, Weilong ^b   Gong, Zhengda ^c   Liu, Kun ^a   Yang, Hong ^a   Liu, Wei ^a   Cao, Wuchun ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (China)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c Yunnan Institute of Endemic Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

16S RRNA GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC DIVERSITY; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGINS; PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS;

BIODIVERSITY; RNA;

MAMMALS;

BACTERIAL DNA; CHAPERONIN 60; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

BIODIVERSITY; GENETIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHYLOGENETICS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RODENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANAPLASMATACEAE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RODENT;

ANAPLASMATACEAE; ANIMALS; CHAPERONIN 60; CHINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENETIC VARIATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RODENTIA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

CHINA;

EID: 84873806871     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02917-12     Document Type: Article

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