Detection of virulent strains of Streptococcus suis type 2 and highly virulent strains of Streptococcus suis type 1 in tonsillar specimens of pigs by PCR

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 143-157

  Wisselink, Henk J ^a   Reek, Frans H ^a   Vecht, Uri ^a   Stockhofe Zurwieden, Norbert ^a   Smits, Mari A ^a   E Smith, Hilde ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diagnosis bacteria; PCR; Pig bacteria; Streptococcus suis; Tonsils; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPE; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; STREPTOCOCCUS; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA PRIMERS; DNA PROBES; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TONSIL;

STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0033002106     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(99)00036-X     Document Type: Article

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