Detection of Chlamydophila felis and feline herpesvirus by multiplex real-time PCR analysis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2734-2736

  Helps, Chris ^a   Reeves, Nicky ^a   Egan, Kathy ^a   Howard, Pam ^a   Harbour, Dave ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CAT DISEASE; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIASIS; HERPES VIRUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDOPHILA FELIS; DNA VIRUSES; FELIDAE; FELINE HERPESVIRUS 1; FELIS; FELIS CATUS; HERPES; HERPESVIRIDAE;

EID: 0038180319     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.6.2734-2736.2003     Document Type: Article

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