Use of a polymerase chain reaction method to detect the leukotoxin gene lktA in biogroup and biovariant isolates of Pasteurella haemolytica and P trehalosi

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1402-1406

  Fisher, Mark A ^a   Weiser, Glen C ^b   Hunter, David L ^c   Ward, Alton C S ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^c IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; EXOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; LKTA PROTEIN, BACTERIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; DEER; GENETICS; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MANNHEIMIA HAEMOLYTICA; METHODOLOGY; PASTEURELLA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DEER; EXOTOXINS; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; MANNHEIMIA HAEMOLYTICA; PASTEURELLA; PASTEURELLA INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033220138     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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