Detection of Ehrlichia canis by polymerase chain reaction in dogs from Portugal.

Abstract

Antibodies against Ehrlichia canis, the cause of canine monocytic ehrlichiosis, have been reported previously in clinically ill and stray dogs from Portugal. In this study, the 16S rRNA gene of E. canis was detected by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in 12/55 (22%) of dogs with suspected tick-borne disease in the Algarve region in Portugal.

• Authors: Nuno Alexandre, Ana Sofia Santos, Maria Sofia Núncio, Rita de Sousa, Fernando Boinas, Fátima Bacellar
• Journal: Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997) (Vet J) Vol. 181 Issue 3 Pg. 343-4 (Sep 2009) ISSN: 1090-0233 [Print] England
• PMID: 18682335 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• RNA, Bacterial
• RNA, Ribosomal, 16S

Topics

• Animals
• Dog Diseases (epidemiology, microbiology)
• Dogs
• Ehrlichia canis (genetics, isolation & purification)
• Ehrlichiosis (epidemiology, microbiology, veterinary)
• Polymerase Chain Reaction (veterinary)
• Portugal (epidemiology)
• RNA, Bacterial (genetics)
• RNA, Ribosomal, 16S (genetics)