Identification of Serpulina species associated with porcine colitis by biochemical analysis and PCR

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 462-467

  Fellström, Claes ^a   Pettersson, Bertil ^b   Thomson, Jill ^c   Gunnarsson, Anders ^d   Persson, Marianne ^d   Johansson, Karl Erik ^a,d  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BRACHYSPIRA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA GENE; SWINE DISEASE;

EID: 0031030777     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.2.462-467.1997     Document Type: Article

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