Real-time polymerase chain reaction: A novel molecular diagnostic tool for equine infectious diseases

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-12

  Pusterla, N ^a   Madigan, J E ^a   Leutenegger, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Horse; Pathogen detection; TaqMan polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 32344445756     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2006)20[3:RPCRAN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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