Comparative evaluation of molecular assays for the identification of intestinal spirochaetes from diseased pigs

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 118, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 91-100

  Calderaro, A ^a   Bommezzadri, S ^a   Gorrini, C ^a   Piccolo, G ^a   Peruzzi, S ^a   Dettori, G ^a   Chezzi, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brachyspira; Diagnosis; Intestinal spirochaetosis; RFLP PCR; Swine dysentery

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BRACHYSPIRA; BRACHYSPIRA HYODYSENTERIAE; BRACHYSPIRA PILOSICOLI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FECES ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPIROCHAETA; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; SWINE DISEASE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; FECES; INTESTINAL DISEASES; NADPH OXIDASE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPIROCHAETALES; SPIROCHAETALES INFECTIONS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

BRACHYSPIRA; BRACHYSPIRA HYODYSENTERIAE; BRACHYSPIRA PILOSICOLI; SPIROCHAETES; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33750979591     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2006.06.022     Document Type: Article

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