Development and evaluation of polymerase chain reaction tests as an aid to diagnosis of swine dysentery and intestinal spirochaetosis

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 126-130

  Atyeo, R F ^a   Oxberry, S L ^a   Combs, B G ^a   Hampson, D J ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAINS;

DIATOMACEOUS EARTH; FECAL CULTURES; SELECTIVE MEDIUM;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRACHYSPIRA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYSENTERY; FECES ANALYSIS; INTESTINE INFECTION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPIROCHETE; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE;

ANIMALIA; BRACHYSPIRA; BRACHYSPIRA HYODYSENTERIAE; BRACHYSPIRA PILOSICOLI; SERPULINA HYODYSENTERIAE; SERPULINA PILOSICOLI; SPIROCHAETALES; SPIROCHAETES; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031982153     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1998.00294.x     Document Type: Article

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