Detection of Chlamydia psittaci DNA in avian clinical samples by polymerase chain reaction

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 155-166

  Hewinson, R Glyn ^a   Griffiths, Peter C ^a   Bevan, Bob J ^a   Kirwan, Sharon E S ^a   Field, Mavis E ^a   Woodward, Martin J ^a   Dawson, Michael ^a  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlamydia psittaci; polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIRD; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BIRD DISEASES; CELL LINE; CHICK EMBRYO; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; PARROTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSITTACOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI;

EID: 0031081324     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(96)01268-0     Document Type: Article

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