Molecular and antigenic characterization of a Mycoplasma bovis strain causing an outbreak of infectious keratoconjunctivitis

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-51

  Alberti, Alberto ^a   Addis, Maria Filippa ^a   Chessa, Bernardo ^a   Cubeddu, Tiziana ^a   Profiti, Margherita ^b   Rosati, Sergio ^b   Ruiu, Angelo ^c   Pittau, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA SARDEGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Infectious keratoconjunctivitis; Mycoplasma bovis; Strain profiling

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE; MORAXELLA BOVIS; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA AGALACTIAE; MYCOPLASMA BOVIS; MYCOPLASMATALES; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 31944439614     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870601800106     Document Type: Article

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