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Ehrlichia canis TRP36 diversity in naturally infected-dogs from an urban area of Colombia.
Ticks and tick-borne diseases - 1 May 2020
Arroyave Esteban, Rodas-González Juan D, Zhang Xiaofeng, Labruna Marcelo B, González María S, Fernández-Silva Jorge A, McBride Jere W
Abstract excerpt
Ehrlichia canis is the etiologic agent of a highly prevalent tick-borne disease, canine monocytic ehrlichiosis (CME). Four defined E. canis genotypes based on the trp36 gene sequences have been reported, three of them identified in North or South America. The diversity of E. canis has been investigated using genetic and serologic approaches based on distinct 36 kDa tandem repeat protein (trp36) gene sequences...
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