PCR-based identification of serotype 2 isolates of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae biovars I and II

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 99, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 307-310

  Hüssy, Daniela ^a   Schlatter, Yvonne ^a   Miserez, Raymond ^a   Inzana, Thomas ^b   Frey, Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae; Bacteriology; Capsular biosynthesis genes; Diagnosis; PCR; Serotyping

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ACCURACY; ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE; AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPE; SWINE;

ACTINOBACILLUS INFECTIONS; ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL CAPSULES; DNA, BACTERIAL; PLEUROPNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

ACTINOBACILLUS; ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE; ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE SEROVAR 2;

EID: 1842687270     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2003.12.007     Document Type: Article

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