Melissa D. Tucker

Works (4)

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2008 journal article

Cytauxzoon felis infections are present in bobcats (Lynx rufus) in a region where cytauxzoonosis is not recognized in domestic cats

VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY, 153(1-2), 126–130.

By: A. Birkenheuer n , H. Marr n, C. Warren n, A. Acton n, E. Mucker *, J. Humphreys*, M. Tucker n

author keywords: cytauxzoonosis; piroplasmosis; Cytauxzoon felis; bobcats; PCR; tick
MeSH headings : Animals; Cat Diseases / epidemiology; Cat Diseases / parasitology; Cats; Eukaryota / classification; Eukaryota / isolation & purification; Lynx / parasitology; North Carolina / epidemiology; Pennsylvania / epidemiology; Protozoan Infections, Animal / epidemiology; Protozoan Infections, Animal / parasitology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2007 journal article

The detection of Cytauxzoon felis in apparently healthy free-roaming cats in the USA

VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY, 146(3-4), 316–320.

By: M. Haber n, M. Tucker n, H. Marr n, J. Levy*, J. Burgess*, M. Lappin *, A. Birkenheuer n 

author keywords: Cytauxzoonosis; PCR; free-roaming; survival; hyperendemic
MeSH headings : Animals; Carrier State; Cat Diseases / epidemiology; Cat Diseases / parasitology; Cats; Female; Male; Piroplasmida; Protozoan Infections, Animal / epidemiology; Protozoan Infections, Animal / parasitology; United States / epidemiology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2007 journal article

The identification of a genetically unique piroplasma in North American river otters (Lontra canadensis)

PARASITOLOGY, 134(5), 631–635.

By: A. Birkenheuer n , C. Harms n , J. Neel n , H. Marr n, M. Tucker n, A. Acton n, A. Tuttle n, M. Stoskopf n

author keywords: Babesia; North American river otter; PCR; phylogenetics
MeSH headings : Animals; Babesia / genetics; Babesia / isolation & purification; Base Sequence; Molecular Sequence Data; North America; Otters / parasitology; Phylogeny; RNA, Protozoan / genetics; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / genetics; Rivers
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2006 journal article

Cytauxzoon felisinfection in cats in the mid-Atlantic states: 34 cases (1998–2004)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 228(4), 568–571.

By: A. Birkenheuer n , J. Le*, A. Valenzisi*, M. Tucker*, M. Levy* & E. Breitschwerdt* 

MeSH headings : Animals; Base Sequence; Cat Diseases / diagnosis; Cat Diseases / epidemiology; Cats; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Geography; Male; North Carolina / epidemiology; Piroplasmida / isolation & purification; Piroplasmida / pathogenicity; Protozoan Infections, Animal / diagnosis; Protozoan Infections, Animal / epidemiology; RNA, Protozoan / genetics; RNA, Ribosomal / genetics; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / genetics; Retrospective Studies; Seasons; Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; South Carolina / epidemiology; Virginia / epidemiology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018