Development of Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Assays for Rapid Detection of <it>Ehrlichia ruminantium</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The rickettsial bacterium <it>Ehrlichia ruminantium </it>is the causative agent of heartwater, a potential zoonotic disease of ruminants transmitted by ticks of the genus <it>Amblyomma</it>. The disease is dis...

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Main Authors: Geysen Dirk, Inoue Noboru, Malele Imna, Namangala Boniface, Faburay Bonto, Magona Joseph W, Stromdahl Ellen Y, Nakao Ryo, Kajino Kiichi, Jongejan Frans, Sugimoto Chihiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-11-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/10/296