Identification of the Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serotype using PCR based-apx genes

Molecular and Cellular Probes

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 301-305

  Sthitmatee, Nattawooti ^a   Sirinarumitr, Theerapol ^b   Makonkewkeyoon, Luksana ^c   Sakpuaram, Thavajchai ^b   Tesaprateep, Ted ^d  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^d MAE FAH LUANG UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae; apx gene; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTYPE; IMMUNODIFFUSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; SWINE DISEASE;

ACTINOBACILLUS; ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0242288848     PISSN: 08908508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcp.2003.08.001     Document Type: Article

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