Molecular subtyping of poultry-associated type A Clostridium perfringens isolates by repetitive-element PCR

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1065-1073

  Siragusa, G R ^a   Danyluk, M D ^b,c   Hiett, K L ^a   Wise, M G ^a   Craven, S E ^a  

^a RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BREEDING METHOD; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CPA GENE; CPB GENE; CPB2 GENE; CPE GENE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GENE; HEALTH SURVEY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPETITIVE ELEMENT POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; CHICKENS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GENES, BACTERIAL; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS;

EID: 33644904361     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.44.3.1065-1073.2006     Document Type: Article

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