Rapid detection of Arthroderma vanbreuseghemii in rabbit skin specimens by PCR-RFLP

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 322-326

  Arabatzis, Michael ^a   Xylouri, Eftihia ^b   Frangiadaki, Irene ^b   Tzimogianni, Aleka ^a,c   Milioni, Afroditi ^a   Arsenis, George ^a   Velegraki, Aristea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTHRODERMA; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; ARTICLE; DERMATOMYCOSIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RABBIT; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SKIN;

ANIMALS; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; DERMATOMYCOSES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RABBITS; SKIN;

ARTHRODERMA; ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; ARTHRODERMA VANBREUSEGHEMII; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33748289512     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: 13653164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2006.00535.x     Document Type: Article

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