title: Detection of Ehrlichia canis by polymerase chain reaction in dogs from Portugal.
abstract: Antibodies against Ehrlichia canis, the cause of canine monocytic ehrlichiosis, have been reported previously in clinically ill and stray dogs from Portugal. In this study, the 16S rRNA gene of E. canis was detected by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in 12/55 (22%) of dogs with suspected tick-borne disease in the Algarve region in Portugal.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade de Evora, Evora, Portugal. nmla@uevora.pt
authors.forename: Nuno
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Alexandre
authors.forename: Ana Sofia
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Maria Sofia
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Núncio
authors.forename: Rita de
authors.initials: Rd
authors.lastname: Sousa
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Boinas
authors.forename: Fátima
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bacellar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D004285:Dogs; D041061:Ehrlichia canis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016873:Ehrlichiosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary*; D011174:Portugal / Q000453:epidemiology; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S