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Novel Ehrlichia genotype detected in dogs in South Africa.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Nov 2001
Allsopp M T, Allsopp B A
Abstract excerpt
DNA samples from dogs presenting with symptoms suggestive of canine ehrlichiosis, but with no morulae detected on blood smears, frequently failed to give a positive reaction with a North American Ehrlichia canis-specific PCR assay targeting the 16S rRNA gene. We suspected the presence of a pathogen genetically different from North American E. canis, and we performed experiments to test this hypothesis. DNA from...
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