Identification and Characterization of two Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy cases Diagnosed in the United States

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 142-154

  Richt, Jürgen A ^a   Kunkle, Robert A ^a   Alt, David ^a   Nicholson, Eric M ^a   Hamir, Amir N ^a   Czub, Stefanie ^c   Kluge, John ^b   Davis, Arthur J ^b   Hall, S Mark ^b  

^a NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER   (United States)

^b National Veterinary Services Laboratories   (United States)

^c CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy; cattle; immunohistochemistry; Prnp gene; Western blot

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE;

DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; BRAIN; CASE REPORT; CATTLE; GENETICS; GOAT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SHEEP; UNITED STATES;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BRAIN; CATTLE; DNA; ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM; GOATS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIONS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SHEEP; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34347323652     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: 19434936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870701900202     Document Type: Article

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