High prevalence of chlamydial (Chlamydophila psittaci) infection in fetal membranes of aborted equine fetuses

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 37-49

  Szeredi, L ^a   Hotzel, H ^b   Sachse, K ^b  

^a CENTRAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

^b FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chlamydial infection; Chlamydophila psittaci; Equine abortion; Immunohistochemistry; PCR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; CHORION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; FETUS; FETUS MEMBRANE; GENE SEQUENCE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HISTORY; HORSE DISEASE; HUNGARY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; STAINING; VETERINARY ABORTION; VIRUS;

ABORTED FETUS; ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; CHLAMYDOPHILA; CHLAMYDOPHILA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; EXTRAEMBRYONIC MEMBRANES; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PSITTACOSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; EQUIDAE;

EID: 15844387516     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-005-0835-1     Document Type: Article

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