Chlamydial infections of domestic ruminants and swine: New nomenclature and new knowledge

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-11

  Longbottom, David ^a  

^a MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOHEXIMIDE;

ANIMAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BOVIDS; CENTRIFUGATION; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA ABORTUS; CHLAMYDIA PECORUM; CHLAMYDIA SUIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CROSS REACTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; ENTERITIS; LIVESTOCK; METRITIS; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; POLYARTHRITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SWINE DISEASE;

ANIMALS; CACO-2 CELLS; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIACEAE INFECTIONS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HUMANS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TERMINOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVIDAE; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA SUIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PECORUM; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 2542465118     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-0233(03)00106-0     Document Type: Editorial

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