Genetic diversity of Ehrlichia ruminantium field strains from selected farms in South Africa

Genetic diversity of Ehrlichia ruminantium field strains from selected farms in South Africa

Heartwater is a tick-borne disease caused by the intracellular rickettsial parasite Ehrlichia ruminantium and transmitted by Amblyomma hebraeum ticks. Heartwater is problematic in endemic areas because it causes high mortality in ruminants and leads to economic losses that threaten productivity and...

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Main Authors: Helena C. Steyn, Alri Pretorius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2020-06-01
Series:Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research
Subjects:
ehrlichia ruminantium
molecular epidemiology
phylogenetic analyses
qpcs20 real-time pcr
subtractive hybridisation polymorphic orfs
Online Access:https://ojvr.org/index.php/ojvr/article/view/1741

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