Ehrlichia chaffeensis Infection of Sika Deer, Japan

To determine whether Ehrlichia chaffeensis exists in Japan, we used PCR to examine blood from sika deer in Nara, Japan. Of 117 deer, 36 (31%) were infected with E. chaffeensis. The E. chaffeensis 16S rRNA base and GroEL amino acid sequences from Japan were most closely related to those of E. chaffee...

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Autores principales: Kawahara, Makoto, Tajima, Tomoko, Torii, Harumi, Yabutani, Mitsutaka, Ishii, Joji, Harasawa, Makiko, Isogai, Emiko, Rikihisa, Yasuko
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3044512/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19961683
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1512.081667

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3044512/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19961683
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1512.081667

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