Diagnosis of Coxiella burnetii-related abortion in Italian domestic ruminants using single-tube nested PCR

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 118, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 101-106

  Parisi, Antonio ^a   Fraccalvieri, Rosa ^a   Cafiero, Mariassunta ^a   Miccolupo, Angela ^a   Padalino, Iolanda ^a   Montagna, Cosimo ^a   Capuano, Federico ^b   Sottili, Roldano ^a  

^a ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA PUGLIA E DELLA BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DEL MEZZOGIORNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abortion; Coxiella burnetii; Italy; Single tube nested PCR

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ANIMAL REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COXIELLA BURNETII; GOAT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; Q FEVER; SHEEP;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COXIELLA BURNETII; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; HUMANS; ITALY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; Q FEVER; SEASONS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CAPRA HIRCUS; COXIELLA BURNETII; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33750331581     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2006.06.023     Document Type: Article

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