Diagnosis of canine brucellosis: Comparison between serological and microbiological tests and a PCR based on primers to 16S-23S rDNA interspacer

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 951-965

  Keid, L B ^a   Soares, R M ^a   Vieira, N R ^a   Megid, J ^b   Salgado, V R ^b   Vasconcellos, S A ^a   da Costa, M ^c   Gregori, F ^d   Richtzenhain, Leonardo J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO BIOLÓGICO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blood culture; Brucella canis; Canine brucellosis; Internal transcribed spacer; PCR; Rapid slide agglutination test

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CHLOROFORM; DNA 16S; DNA 23S; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; MERCAPTOETHANOL; NUCLEIC ACID; PHENOL; PROTEINASE K;

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRUCELLA CANIS; BRUCELLOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DNA EXTRACTION; DOG; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROLOGY;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; BRUCELLA CANIS; BRUCELLOSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 34447252591     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-006-0109-6     Document Type: Article

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