Genetic diversity of Streptococcus suis serotypes 2 and 1/2 isolates recovered from carrier pigs in closed herds

Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 240-248

  Martinez, Gabriela ^a   Harel, Josée ^a   Lacouture, Sonia ^a   Gottschalk, Marcelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; PIG FARMING; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SEROTYPE; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; TONSIL;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; DNA, BACTERIAL; QUEBEC; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TONSIL; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0036807177     PISSN: 08309000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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