Evidence map›Paper›PMID 18770538›Full record

ArticleCurrent protocols in microbiology2008

Isolation and molecular detection of Ehrlichia from vertebrate animals.

Chuanmin Cheng, Kamesh R Sirigireddy, Roman R Ganta

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Article in Current protocols in microbiology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chuanmin ChengDepartment of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA.
Kamesh R Sirigireddy
Roman R Ganta
Kansas State University · US

Funding

Vector and Host Contributions to the Regulation of E. Chaffeensis Gene ExpressionR01AI070908 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA · PI ROMAN R. GANTA · 2008 to 2026
$6.9M
Cellular Immunity Against Ehrlichia chaffeensisR01AI055052 · NIAID · KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY · PI GANTA, ROMAN R. · 2003 to 2007
$1.5M
Vector and Host Contributions to the Regulation of E. chaffeensis Gene ExpressionR56AI070908 · NIAID · KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY · PI GANTA, ROMAN R. · 2013 to 2013
$426k
NIAID NIH HHS AI055052NIAID NIH HHS AI070908NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI055052NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI070908NIAID NIH HHS R56 AI070908
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human monocytic ehrlichiosis (HME), caused by Ehrlichia chaffeensis, was first recognized in 1986. Infection with this pathogen can be fatal in immune compromised and elderly humans. E. chaffeensis can also infect dogs and several wild animals. The clinical symptoms of HME include fever, headache, malaise, myalgia, confusion, rash, lymphadenopathy, and nausea. White-tailed deer serve as the major reservoir host for the natural maintenance of E. chaffeensis. E. canis is primarily responsible for the canine monocytic ehrlichiosis and is endemic throughout the world. It has a significant impact on the health of dogs. The isolation and growth of Ehrlichia species from vertebrate host samples is difficult and time consuming. In this unit, methods to recover E. chaffeensis and E. canis from infected blood samples collected from dogs, deer, and human patients are described. PCR and RT-PCR methods for sensitive detection of Ehrlichia infection are also discussed.

Indexed as

AnimalsBacteriological TechniquesBloodDeerDogsEhrlichiaEhrlichiosisHumansMiceNucleic Acid Amplification TechniquesRNA, BacterialRNA, Bacterial

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PMID18770538
PMCPMC8364681
OpenAlexW1490671237

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