Assessment of the pathogenicity of Brachyspira pilosicoli strains by conventional histopathological techniques and by immunohistochemistry;Avaliação da patogenicidade de amostras de Brachyspira pilosicoli através de técnicas histopatológicas convencionais e por imuno-histoquímica

Pesquisa Veterinaria Brasileira

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 144-148

  Paulovich, Fabiana Beatriz ^a   Borowski, Sandra Maria ^a,b   Driemeier, David ^a   Razia, Luis Eduardo ^a   Coutinho, Tania Allen ^a   Heinen Prates, Aline Beatriz ^a   Pescador, Caroline ^a   Correa, André ^a   De Barcellos, David Emilio S N ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b FEPAGRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brachyspira pilosicoli; Brachyspira spp; Immunohistochemistry; Pathogenesis; Spirochetal colitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BRACHYSPIRA PILOSICOLI; BRAZIL; CHICKEN; CYTOPLASM; DIARRHEA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; SILVER STAINING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRACHYSPIRA; BRACHYSPIRA PILOSICOLI; GALLUS GALLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 11844302873     PISSN: 0100736X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0100-736x2004000300005     Document Type: Article

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