Molecular evidence of a new strain of Ehrlichia canis from South America

Javier Vinasco, Olga Li, Arnaldo Alvarado, Diego Diaz, Luis Hoyos, Luis Tabachi, Kamesh Sirigireddy, Carolyn Ferguson, Manuel H. Moro

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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. Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)2716-2719
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Clinical Microbiology
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StatePublished - 1 Aug 2007

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