Comparison of the omp I gene of Chlamydia psittaci between isolates in Victorian koalas and other animal species

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 579-582

  Martin, J L ^a   Cross, G F ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chlamydia psittaci; Restriction patterns; Species differentiation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL GENE; BIRD; BIRD DISEASE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MARSUPIAL; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORNITHOSIS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; GENES, BACTERIAL; MALE; MARSUPIALIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PSITTACOSIS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; VICTORIA;

EID: 0031203665     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1997.tb14198.x     Document Type: Article

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