Characterisation of strain-specific sequences from an abortifacient strain of ovine Chlamydia psittaci using subtraction hybridisation

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 17-25

  Creelan, Julie L ^a   Bjourson, Anthony J ^a   Meehan, Brian M ^b   McCullough, Samuel J ^a  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlamydia psittaci; Helicase; Ovine abortion; Strain specific probe; Subtraction hybridization

Indexed keywords

HELICASE;

ABORTION; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SHEEP;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CHICK EMBRYO; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; DNA HELICASES; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 0033046164     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(98)00582-5     Document Type: Article

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