Detection of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in Swiss dairy cattle by real-time PCR and culture: A comparison of the two assays

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 587-597

  Bogli Stuber K ^a   Kohler, C ^a   Seitert, G ^a   Glanemann, B ^b   Antognoli, M C ^c   Salman, M D ^c   Wittenbrink, M M ^b   Wittwer, M ^a   Wassenaar, T ^d   Jemmi, T ^a   Bissig Choisat, B ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL VETERINARY OFFICE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^d Molec Microbiol/Genom Consultants   (Germany)

Author keywords

Culture; DNA extraction; Faeces; IS900; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; DNA SEQUENCES; GENE ENCODING; HISTORY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CULTURE; DAIRY CATTLES; DAIRY HERDS; DIAGNOSTIC ASSAYS; DNA EXTRACTION; ETIOLOGICAL AGENT; FAECAL SAMPLES; FECES; PARATUBERCULOSIS; REAL-TIME PCR;

ANIMALS;

DAIRY FARMING; DETECTION METHOD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DAIRY CATTLE; DNA SEQUENCE; FECES ANALYSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM PARATUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARATUBERCULOSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SWITZERLAND;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM;

EID: 24044493928     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2005.02645.x     Document Type: Article

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