Immunomagnetic recovery of Mycobacterium bovis from naturally infected environmental samples

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 364-369

  Sweeney, F P ^a   Courtenay, O ^a   Ul Hassan, A ^a   Hibberd, V ^a   Reilly, L A ^a   Wellington, E M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Badger; Bovine tuberculosis; Environment; Immunomagnetic capture; Meles meles; Mycobacterium bovis

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; MAMMALS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECOVERY;

BADGER; BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; COLONY FORMING UNITS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; IMMUNOMAGNETIC; IMMUNOMAGNETIC CAPTURE; MELE MELE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; WILD TYPES;

CELLS;

BACTERIA; CELLS; CONTAMINATION; DISEASES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; SOILS;

BACTERIUM; CATTLE; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAMPLING;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL INFECTION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FECES ANALYSIS; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOIL MICROFLORA; URINALYSIS;

BOS TAURUS; MELES MELES; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS;

EID: 33748589184     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2006.01983.x     Document Type: Article

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