Detection of Tritrichomonas foetus by polymerase chain reaction in cultured isolates, cervicovaginal mucus, and formalin-fixed tissues from infected heifers and fetuses

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 579-584

  BonDurant, Robert H ^a   Campero, Carlos M ^b   Anderson, Mark L ^c   Van Hoosear, Karen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; COLUMBA; SARCOMASTIGOPHORA; TRICHOMONAS GALLINAE; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRITRICHOMONAS; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS; TRITRICHOMONAS SUIS;

EID: 0346973879     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870301500613     Document Type: Article

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