Stochastic transmission of multiple genotypically distinct Anaplasma marginale strains in a herd with high prevalence of Anaplasma infection

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 5381-5384

  Palmer, Guy H ^a   Knowles Jr , Donald P ^b   Rodriguez, Jose Luis ^a   Gnad, David P ^c   Hollis, Larry C ^c   Marston, Twig ^c   Brayton, Kelly A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Animal Disease Research Unit   (United States)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

AMPLICON; ANAPLASMA MARGINALE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CATTLE; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENOTYPE; HERD; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STOCHASTIC MODEL; SUPERINFECTION;

ANAPLASMA MARGINALE; ANAPLASMOSIS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; GENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

ACARI; ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMA MARGINALE; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 8644269580     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.11.5381-5384.2004     Document Type: Article

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