Use of touch-down polymerase chain reaction to enhance the sensitivity of Mycobacterium bovis detection

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 232-238

  Zumárraga, Martín J ^a   Meikle, Virginia ^a   Bernardelli, Amelia ^b   Abdala, Alejandro ^c   Tarabla, Hector ^c   Romano, María I ^a   Cataldi, Angel ^a,d  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^b Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria Argentina   (Argentina)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA   (Argentina)

^d NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Mycobacteria; Mycobacterium bovis; Touch down PCR

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACILLI; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS;

EID: 19944423816     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870501700303     Document Type: Article

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