Evaluation and Field Validation of PCR Tests for Detection of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae in Subclinically Infected Pigs

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 5085-5093

  Fittipaldi, Nahuel ^a,b   Broes, André ^b,c   Harel, Josée ^a,b   Kobisch, Marylène ^d   Gottschalk, Marcelo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Can Res Netwk Bact Pathog Swine   (Canada)

^c Ctr de Devmt du Porc du Quebec   (Canada)

^d Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; SWINE; TONSIL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACTINOBACILLUS INFECTIONS; ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE; ANIMALS; BIOPSY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TONSIL;

ACTINOBACILLUS; ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0242509130     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.11.5085-5093.2003     Document Type: Article

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