Comparison of polymerase chain reaction and cell culture for the detection of Chlamydophila species in the semen of bulls, buffalo-bulls, and rams

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 86-92

  Amin, Adel S ^a,b  

^a Agricultural Research Center   (Egypt)

^b NONE   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Buffalo bulls; Bulls; Chlamydophila; PCR; Rams; Semen

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BUFFALO; CATTLE DISEASE; CELL CULTURE; CELL ISOLATION; CHLAMYDOPHILA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA EXTRACTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RELIABILITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; SPERM;

ANIMALIA; BUBALUS; CHLAMYDOPHILA; CHLAMYDOPHILA ABORTUS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PECORUM;

BACTERIAL DNA;

ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CHLAMYDOPHILA; CHLAMYDOPHILA INFECTIONS; DNA, BACTERIAL; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEMEN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

EID: 0042423466     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-0233(02)00251-4     Document Type: Article

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