Novel Ehrlichia canis genogroup in dogs with canine ehrlichiosis in Cuba
Abstract Background Canine monocytic ehrlichiosis (CME) is caused by the tick-borne pathogen Ehrlichia canis, an obligate intracellular Gram-negative bacterium of the family Anaplasmataceae with tropism for canine monocytes and macrophages. The trp36 gene, which encodes for the major immunoreactive...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-08-01
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Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05426-0 |