Development of a polymerase chain reaction for the detection of Mycoplasma felis in domestic cats

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 100, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 77-82

  Chalker, Victoria J ^a,b   Owen, Wanda M A ^a   Paterson, Caren J I ^a   Brownlie, Joe ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

16S 23S rRNA intergenic spacer; Mycoplasma felis; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S; RNA 23S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA FELIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES COMPARISON;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 23S; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

FELIDAE; FELIS; FELIS CATUS; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA FELIS; MYCOPLASMATALES;

EID: 2342600217     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2004.01.014     Document Type: Article

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