title: Molecular evidence of a new strain of Ehrlichia canis from South America.
abstract: Blood samples from dogs with clinical signs compatible with ehrlichiosis were examined for infection of Ehrlichia canis using PCR, multiplex real-time PCR, and DNA sequencing analysis. Eleven of 25 samples were positive for a new strain of E. canis. This is the first molecular identification of E. canis infection in dogs from Peru.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vinasco
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Arnaldo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alvarado
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Diaz
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hoyos
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tabachi
authors.forename: Kamesh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sirigireddy
authors.forename: Carolyn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ferguson
authors.forename: Manuel H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Moro
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D004285:Dogs; D041061:Ehrlichia canis / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016873:Ehrlichiosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010568:Peru; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S