Brucella abortus detection by PCR assay in blood, milk and lymph tissue of serologically positive cows

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 170-176

  Leary, Seónadh O' ^a   Sheahan, Michael ^b   Sweeney, Torres ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b An Roinn Talmhaiochta lascaigh agus Bia   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Brucella abortus; Naturally infected cows; PCR; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; RNA 16S;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; CATTLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LYMPH NODE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MILK; NONHUMAN; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAMPLE SIZE; SEROLOGY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS, BOVINE; CATTLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; LYMPH NODES; MILK; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

ANIMALIA; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS;

EID: 33745215456     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2005.12.001     Document Type: Article

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