Taxonomic evidence that serovar 7 of Erysipelothrix strains isolated from dogs with endocarditis are Erysipelothrix tonsillarum

Journal of Veterinary Medicine, Series B

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 311-313

  Takahasi, T ^a   Fujisawa, T ^a,b   Yamamoto, K ^a   Kijima, M ^a   Takahashi, T ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL VETERINARY ASSAY LABORATORY   (Japan)

^b KANAGAWA PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DOG; ENDOCARDITIS; GENETIC STRAIN; SEROVAR;

ANIMALS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; ERYSIPELOTHRIX; ERYSIPELOTHRIX INFECTIONS; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SWINE; SWINE ERYSIPELAS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; ERYSIPELOTHRIX; ERYSIPELOTHRIX RHUSIOPATHIAE; ERYSIPELOTHRIX TONSILLARUM;

EID: 0034113426     PISSN: 09311793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0450.2000.00344.x     Document Type: Article

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