Rapid and Direct Detection of Clostridium chauvoei by PCR of the 16S-23S rDNA Spacer Region and Partial 23S rDNA Sequences

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1275-1281

  Sasaki, Yoshimasa ^a   Yamamoto, Kinya ^a   Kojima, Akemi ^a   Tetsuka, Yukie ^b   Norimatsu, Mari ^c   Tamura, Yutaka ^a  

^a National Veterinary Assay Laboratory   (Japan)

^b Tochigi Pre Kenhoku Anim Hyg Ctr   (Japan)

^c INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

16S 23S rDNA spacer region; Clostridium chauvoei; PCR

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CLOSTRIDIA; CLOSTRIDIUM CHAUVOEI;

BACTERIAL DNA; PRIMER DNA; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CLOSTRIDIUM; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; FEMALE; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

EID: 0034572566     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.62.1275     Document Type: Article

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