Comparison of culture and biochemical tests with PCR for detection of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae and Brachyspira pilosicoli

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 347-353

  Rasback T ^a,b   Fellstrom C ^a   Gunnarsson, A ^b   Aspan A ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atypical isolate; Brachyspira; Culture; Faecal DNA extraction; PCR; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BRACHYSPIRA HYODYSENTERIAE; BRACHYSPIRA PILOSICOLI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; FECES ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DIARRHEA; DNA, BACTERIAL; FECES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIROCHAETACEAE; SPIROCHAETALES INFECTIONS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

BRACHYSPIRA HYODYSENTERIAE; BRACHYSPIRA PILOSICOLI;

EID: 33745177721     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2005.12.008     Document Type: Article

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