Growth of Ehrlichia canis, the causative agent of canine monocytic ehrlichiosis, in vector and non-vector ixodid tick cell lines
- Authors: Bell-Sakyi L, Ferrolho J, Hawes P, Simpson J, Zweygarth E
- Publication Year: 2016
- Journal: Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
- Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877959X16300127?via%3Dihub
Canine monocytic ehrlichiosis is caused by Ehrlichia canis, a small gram-negative coccoid bacterium that infects circulating monocytes. The disease is transmitted by the brown dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus s.l. and is acknowledged as an important infectious disease of dogs and other members of the family Canidae worldwide. E. canis is routinely cultured in vitro in […]
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