Development of multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis for rapid genotyping of Ehrlichia ruminantium and its application to infected Amblyomma variegatum collected in heartwater endemic areas in Uganda

The rickettsial bacterium Ehrlichia ruminantium is the causative agent of heartwater, a serious tick-borne disease in ruminants. The genetic diversity of organisms in the field will have implications for cross-protective capacities of any vaccine developed, and for an effective vaccine design strate...

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Veröffentlicht in:Parasitology 2012-01, Vol.139 (1), p.69-82
Hauptverfasser: NAKAO, RYO, MORRISON, LIAM J., ZHOU, LIJIA, MAGONA, JOSEPH W., JONGEJAN, FRANS, SUGIMOTO, CHIHIRO
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