Genetic Diversity at alkB Locus in Brucella abortus

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series B: Infectious Diseases and Veterinary Public Health

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 494-499

  Marianelli, C ^a   La Rosa, G ^a   Ciuchini, F ^a   Muscillo, M ^a   Pasquali, P ^a   Adone, R ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS;

EID: 0347660716     PISSN: 09311793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0450.2003.00711.x     Document Type: Article

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