Molecular survey of Anaplasma platys and Ehrlichia canis in dogs from Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

This study investigated the frequency of infection by Anaplasma platys and Ehrlichia canis in dogs submitted to animal health centers in Campo Grande, state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. E. canis and A. platys showed infection frequencies of 55.75% and 16.96%, respectively. The identity of the two...

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Autores: SOARES, R., RAMOS, C. A., PEDROSO, T., BABO-TERRA, V., CLEVELAND, H., ARAUJO, F. R.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Brasil
Institución:Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da EMBRAPA (Repository Open Access to Scientific Information from EMBRAPA - Alice)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br:doc/1077361
Acceso en línea:http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1077361
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:NPCR
Midwestern Brazil
Meio oeste do Brasil
Bactéria intracelular
Epidemiologia
DNA
Bactéria
Erliquiose
Infecção
Epidemiology
Rhipicephalus sanguineus
Ehrlichia canis
Anaplasma platys
Ehrlichiosis
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Sumario:This study investigated the frequency of infection by Anaplasma platys and Ehrlichia canis in dogs submitted to animal health centers in Campo Grande, state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. E. canis and A. platys showed infection frequencies of 55.75% and 16.96%, respectively. The identity of the two species was confirmed by DNA sequencing.