Strain composition of the ehrlichia Anaplasma marginale within persistently infected cattle, a mammalian reservoir for tick transmission.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on February 01, 2001

Authors

G H Palmer1, F R Rurangirwa, T F McElwain

Author Affiliations

1: Program in Vector-borne Diseases, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164-7040, USA. gpalmer@vetmed.wsu.edu

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