Prevalence of Chlamydophila abortus Infection in Domesticated Ruminants in Taiwan

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1215-1220

  Wang, Fun In ^a   Shieh, Helen ^a   Liao, Yung Kung ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bovine; Caprine; Chlamydophila abortus infection; Major outer membrane protein gene; RFLP

Indexed keywords

AVES; BOVINAE; CAPRA; CAPRA HIRCUS; CHLAMYDOPHILA ABORTUS; CHLAMYDOPHILA FELIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PECORUM; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; FELIDAE; FELIS; GALLUS GALLUS;

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MOMP PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; CHICK EMBRYO; CHLAMYDOPHILA; DNA SEQUENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TAIWAN; VAGINA; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMAL; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CHICK EMBRYO; CHLAMYDOPHILA; CHLAMYDOPHILA INFECTIONS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PREGNANCY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TAIWAN; VAGINA;

EID: 0035512425     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.63.1215     Document Type: Article

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