Evaluation of the field application of PCR in the eradication of contagious equine metritis from Japan

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 999-1002

  Anzai, Toni ^a   Wada, Ruichi ^a   Okuda, Toshio ^b   Aoki, Toshihisa ^b  

^a EQUINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b Hidaka Livestock Hygiene Service Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

CEM; Equine; PCR; Taylorella equigenitalis; Thoroughbred

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; TAYLORELLA EQUIGENITALIS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ENDOMETRITIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HETEROZYGOTE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TAYLORELLA EQUIGENITALIS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARRIER STATE; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TAYLORELLA EQUIGENITALIS;

EID: 0038623188     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.64.999     Document Type: Article

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