Isolation and molecular identification of small ruminant mycoplasmas in Jordan

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 65, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 106-112

  Al Momani, Waleed ^a   Halablab, Mahmoud A ^a   Abo Shehada, Mahmoud N ^b   Miles, Katie ^c   McAuliffe, Laura ^c   Nicholas, Robin A J ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Jordan)

^c VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contagious agalactia; Jordan; Mycoplasmas; Small ruminants

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA AGALACTIAE; MYCOPLASMA CAPRICOLUM; MYCOPLASMA CAPRICOLUM SUBSP. CAPRICOLUM; MYCOPLASMA MYCOIDES; MYCOPLASMA MYCOIDES SUBSP. MYCOIDES; MYCOPLASMA PUTREFACIENS; MYCOPLASMATALES; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33748761653     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2005.05.022     Document Type: Article

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