Ehrlichia species in pond-farmed leeches (Hirudinaria sp.) in Hubei Province, China

Shu-Han Zhou; Xiao Xiao; Yi-Na Sun; Xiao-Hui Xu; Xin Ding; Si-Yi Zhang; Min Zhang; Wen-Liang Lv; Qing-Hua Gao

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0215082

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Ehrlichia species in pond-farmed leeches (Hirudinaria sp.) in Hubei Province, China

Shu-Han Zhou ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Shu-Han Zhou, Xiao Xiao

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Clinical College, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Xiao Xiao ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Shu-Han Zhou, Xiao Xiao

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Software, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Clinical College, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, Hubei, China, Lab Animal Research Center, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Yi-Na Sun ,

Roles Investigation, Resources

¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Clinical College, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Xiao-Hui Xu,

Roles Investigation, Software

Affiliation Clinical College, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Xin Ding,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Clinical College, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Si-Yi Zhang,

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Resources

Affiliation Clinical College, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Min Zhang ,

Roles Investigation

¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Lab Animal Research Center, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Wen-Liang Lv ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: wenliang_lv@hbtcm.edu.cn (WLL); qinghua_gao@hbtcm.edu.cn (QHG)

Affiliation Clinical College, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Qing-Hua Gao

Roles Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Resources

* E-mail: wenliang_lv@hbtcm.edu.cn (WLL); qinghua_gao@hbtcm.edu.cn (QHG)

Affiliation College of Basic Medicine, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Ehrlichia species in pond-farmed leeches (Hirudinaria sp.) in Hubei Province, China

Shu-Han Zhou,
Xiao Xiao,
Yi-Na Sun,
Xiao-Hui Xu,
Xin Ding,
Si-Yi Zhang,
Min Zhang,
Wen-Liang Lv,
Qing-Hua Gao

Published: April 8, 2019
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215082

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