Evaluation of the Brucella abortus species-specific polymerase chain reaction assay, an improved version of the Brucella AMOS polymerase chain reaction assay for cattle

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 374-378

  Bricker, Betsy J ^a   Ewalt, Darla R ^b   Olsen, Steven C ^a   Jensen, Allen E ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b National Veterinary Services Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS;

BACTERIAL DNA; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; EVALUATION; GENETICS; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS, BOVINE; CATTLE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 0041883169     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870301500413     Document Type: Article

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