Diversity of feline Chlamydia psittaci revealed by random amplification of polymorphic DNA

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 73-83

  Pudjiatmoko, ^a   Fukushi, Hideto ^a   Ochiai, Yoshitsugu ^a   Yamaguchi, Tsuyoshi ^a   Hirai, Katsuya ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

cat; Chlamydia psittaci; DNA amplification; polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIRD; CAT; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GUINEA PIG; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GREAT BRITAIN; GUINEA PIGS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PSITTACOSIS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; SHEEP; UNITED STATES; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; AVES; CAVIA PORCELLUS; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; OVIS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031037611     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(96)01259-X     Document Type: Article

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