Molecular Survey of Babesia spp. and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Roe Deer from a Wildlife Rescue Center in Italy
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Samples Collection
2.2. Molecular Analyses
2.3. Phylogenetic and Statistical Analyses
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Cafiso, A.; Bazzocchi, C.; Cavagna, M.; Di Lorenzo, E.; Serra, V.; Rossi, R.; Comazzi, S. Molecular Survey of Babesia spp. and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Roe Deer from a Wildlife Rescue Center in Italy. Animals 2021, 11, 3335. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11113335
Cafiso A, Bazzocchi C, Cavagna M, Di Lorenzo E, Serra V, Rossi R, Comazzi S. Molecular Survey of Babesia spp. and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Roe Deer from a Wildlife Rescue Center in Italy. Animals. 2021; 11(11):3335. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11113335
Chicago/Turabian StyleCafiso, Alessandra, Chiara Bazzocchi, Martina Cavagna, Elena Di Lorenzo, Valentina Serra, Riccardo Rossi, and Stefano Comazzi. 2021. "Molecular Survey of Babesia spp. and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Roe Deer from a Wildlife Rescue Center in Italy" Animals 11, no. 11: 3335. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11113335