Epidemiological studies of Brachyspira pilosicoli in two Australian piggeries

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 109-120

  Oxberry, Sophy L ^a   Hampson, David J ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brachyspira pilosicoli; Environment; Epidemiology; Pig bacteria; Strain diversity

Indexed keywords

DNA; WATER;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BRACHYSPIRA PILOSICOLI; CHICKEN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; DUCK; EFFLUENT; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FECES CULTURE; GENETICS; HERD; MULTILOCUS ENZYME ELECTROPHORESIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POND; PREVALENCE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SWINE;

ANAS; ANAS SP.; ANIMALIA; BRACHYSPIRA; BRACHYSPIRA PILOSICOLI; GALLUS GALLUS; SPIROCHAETA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0037454439     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(03)00014-2     Document Type: Article

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