Detection of cilia-associated respiratory (CAR) bacillus in nasal-swab specimens from infected rats by use of polymerase chain reaction

Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 114-117

  Franklin, Craig L ^a   Pletz, John D ^a   Riley, Lela K ^a   Livingston, Beth A ^a   Hook Jr , Reuel R ^a   Besch Williford, Cynthia L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY DETECTION; BACILLUS; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CILIA ASSOCIATED RESPIRATORY BACILLUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GENE SEQUENCE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RAT; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CILIA; DNA, BACTERIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; NASAL CAVITY; RATS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RODENT DISEASES; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 0033002772     PISSN: 00236764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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