Detection of Ehrlichia canis by polymerase chain reaction in dogs from Portugal.
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.
Alexandre
Nuno
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Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade de Evora, Evora, Portugal. nmla@uevora.pt
Santos
Ana Sofia
AS
Núncio
Maria Sofia
MS
Sousa
Rita de
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Boinas
Fernando
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Bacellar
Fátima
F
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
D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S