Identification of three novel mycoplasma species from ostriches in South Africa

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 111, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 159-169

  Botes, A ^a   Peyrot, B M ^b   Olivier, A J ^b   Burger, W P ^b   Bellstedt, D U ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Klein Karoo Group   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Mycoplasma; Ostrich; Ostrich disease; Specific PCR

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GENE SEQUENCE; MYCOPLASMA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OSTRICH; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA SEQUENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIRD DISEASES; CHICKENS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMATALES; STRUTHIO CAMELUS; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

EID: 27944463080     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2005.10.017     Document Type: Article

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