Improved detection of Tritrichomonas foetus in bovine diagnostic specimens using a novel probe-based real time PCR assay

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 141, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 204-215

  McMillen, Lyle ^a   Lew, Ala E ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

5 Taq nuclease; Bovine venereal disease; Minor groove binder; TaqMan ; Tritrichomonas foetus

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 1; NUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA PROBE; ENZYME ASSAY; FISHER EXACT TEST; MICROFLORA; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRICHOMONAS FOETUS; URINALYSIS;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DNA, INTERGENIC; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; MALE; MASTIGOPHORA INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS; URINE; VAGINA;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

EID: 33749561273     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.06.012     Document Type: Article

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