Journal of equine veterinary scienceAnimalsHorsesBrazilPhylogenyHorse Diseases
Detection and phylogenetic relationship of Neorickettsia risticii in horses from Southern Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
J G Silva, K R Martins, N M Rahal, L F D Schuch, R C Cunha, M C A Meireles
Published: 202610.1016/j.jevs.2025.105749
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Neorickettsia risticii, an obligate intracellular bacterium, is the causative agent of Potomac Horse Fever (PHF) - a systemic, acute, and potentially fatal diarrheal disease. This pathogen is an endosymbiont of digenetic trematodes, with…
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