Association of Maedi Visna Virus with Brucella ovis infection in rams

European Journal of Histochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 151-157

  Preziuso, S ^a   Sanna, Ennio ^b   Sanna, M P ^b   Loddo, C ^b   Cerri, D ^a   Taccini, E ^a   Mariotti, F ^c   Braca, G ^a   Rossi, G ^c   Renzoni, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brucella ovis; Immunohistochemistry; In situ PCR; Maedi Visna Virus; Sheep

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SUPERINFECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BRUCELLA OVIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP; VIRUS EXCRETION; VISNA VIRUS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR OVIS; DNA VIRUSES; MAEDI-VISNA VIRUS; NEGIBACTERIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; RNA VIRUSES; VISNA VIRUS;

EID: 0038249162     PISSN: 1121760X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/821     Document Type: Article

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