| first molecular detection of tick-borne pathogens in dogs from jiangxi, china. | in this study, blood samples obtained from 162 dogs in jiangxi, china, were employed in molecular screening of canine tick-borne pathogens by pcr and sequencing. babesia spp. gene fragment was detected in 12 (7.41%) dogs. all samples were negative for hepatozoon spp., ehrlichia canis, coxiella spp., borrelia spp., rickettsia spp. and anaplasma platys. species-specific pcr analysis further confirmed that 8 (4.94%) and 4 (2.47%) dogs were infected by babesia canis vogeli and babesia gibsoni, respe ... | 2017 | 27890889 |