Detection of Wolbachia in Dirofilaria infected dogs in Portugal

Wolbachia pipiens, an intracellular endosymbiont bacteria of filarial nematodes, has been implicated in the pathogenesis of filarial diseases, in particular in heavy Dirofilaria spp. infections. Antibiotic therapy (doxycycline) against Wolbachia has been proven to be suitable adjunct therapy, prior...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Veterinary parasitology 2014-08, Vol.204 (3-4), p.407-410
Hauptverfasser:	Landum, Miguel, Ferreira, Cátia C., Calado, Manuela, Alho, Ana M., Maurício, Isabel L., Meireles, José S., Carvalho, Luís Madeira de, Cunha, Celso, Belo, Silvana
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Dirofilaria Dirofilaria immitis - immunology Dirofilaria immitis - isolation & purification Dirofilariasis - parasitology Dirofilariasis - prevention & control Dog Diseases - parasitology Dog Diseases - prevention & control Dogs Doxycycline - therapeutic use Female Male Microfilariae PCR Portugal Portugal - epidemiology Wolbachia Wolbachia - genetics Wolbachia - isolation & purification
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