Diagnosis of ovine chlamydial abortions by PCR-RFLP performed on vaginal swabs

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 99-106

  Marsilio, F ^a   Di Martino, B ^a   Di Francesco, C E ^a   Meridiani, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chlamydiosis; Diagnosis; Ovine; PCR RFLP; Vaginal swabs

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOSAFETY; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEEP DISEASE; VAGINA SMEAR; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; CHLAMYDOPHILA; CHLAMYDOPHILA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; FEMALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; VAGINA;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; CHLAMYDOPHILA ABORTUS; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 15844401388     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-005-0840-4     Document Type: Article

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