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In vitro culture and structural differences in the major immunoreactive protein gp36 of geographically distant Ehrlichia canis isolates.
Ticks and tick-borne diseases - 1 Jun 2014
Zweygarth Erich, Cabezas-Cruz Alejandro, Josemans Antoinette I, Oosthuizen Marinda C, Matjila Paul T, Lis Katarzyna, Broniszewska Marzena, Schöl Heidrun, Ferrolho Joana, Grubhoffer Libor, Passos Lygia M F
Abstract excerpt
Ehrlichia canis, the etiologic agent of canine ehrlichiosis, is an obligate intracytoplasmic Gram-negative tick-borne bacterium belonging to the Anaplasmataceae family. E. canis is distributed worldwide and can cause serious and fatal infections in dogs. Among strains of E. canis, the 16S rRNA gene DNA sequences are highly conserved. Using this gene to genetically differentiate isolates is therefore difficult. As...
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