Comparison of PCR, culture and microscopy of blood smears for the diagnosis of anthrax in sheep and cattle

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 181-186

  Berg, T ^a   Suddes, H ^b   Morrice, G ^b   Hornitzky, M ^a  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b Rural Lands Protection Board   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anthrax diagnosis; Bacillus anthracis; Culture; Microscopy; PCR

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIOLOGY; BLOOD; DISEASES; POLYSACCHARIDES;

ANTHRAX DIAGNOSE; B.ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BLOOD AGARS; BLOOD SAMPLES; BLOOD SMEARS; CULTURE; PCR; PCR ASSAY; SHEEP BLOOD AGARS;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AGAR; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

BIODIVERSITY; BLOOD; DIAGNOSIS; DNA; MICROORGANISMS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION;

ANTHRAX; BLOOD; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA; INCUBATION; MICROSCOPY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP;

ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACILLI; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD SMEAR; CATTLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA EXTRACTION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SHEEP; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

BACILLI (CLASS); BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BOS TAURUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33745896252     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2006.01931.x     Document Type: Article

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