Isolation and molecular characterization of a Brazilian strain of Borrelia anserina, the agent of fowl spirochaetosis

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 145-149

  Ataliba, Alexandre C ^a   Resende, José S ^b   Yoshinari, Natalino ^a   Labruna, Marcelo B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Borrelia anserina; Brazil; Fowl; Isolation; Molecular characterization; Spirochaetosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA FRAGMENT; PROTEIN FLAB; PROTEIN RRS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BORRELIA; BORRELIA ANSERINA; BRAZIL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORNITHOSIS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPIROCHETE INFECTION; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION;

ANIMALS; BORRELIA; BORRELIA INFECTIONS; BRAZIL; CHICKENS; GENES, BACTERIAL; PHYLOGENY; POULTRY DISEASES; TICKS;

ARGAS; ARGAS MINIATUS; AVES; BORRELIA ANSERINA; IXODIDA; SPIROCHAETA;

EID: 34250869649     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2006.11.014     Document Type: Article

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