Comparison of culture and a novel 5′ Taq nuclease assay for direct detection of Campylobacter fetus subsp. venerealis in clinical specimens from cattle

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 938-945

  McMillen, Lyle ^a   Fordyce, Geoffry ^a   Doogan, Vivienne J ^a   Lew, Ala E ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5' TAQ NUCLEASE; NUCLEASE; TAQ POLYMERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BODY FLUID; CAMPYLOBACTER FETUS; CATTLE DISEASE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CROSS REACTION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA PROBE; MUCUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; URINALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BASE SEQUENCE; CAMPYLOBACTER FETUS; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER FETUS; CAMPYLOBACTER FETUS SUBSP. FETUS; CAMPYLOBACTER FETUS SUBSP. VENEREALIS;

EID: 33644895467     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.44.3.938-945.2006     Document Type: Article

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