Comparison of polymerase chain reaction and bacteriological culture for the diagnosis of sheep brucellosis using aborted fetus samples

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-61

  Leyla, Güler ^a   Kadri, Gündüz ^a   Ümran, Ok ^a  

^a Veterinary Control and Research Institute   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Abortion; Brucella melitensis; PCR; Sheep bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ABORTION; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOTYPE; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CHROMOSOME INSERTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DNA DETERMINATION; FETUS; HERD; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASON; SHEEP DISEASE; STOMACH CONTENT; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION;

BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0037414471     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(02)00442-X     Document Type: Article

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