Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Paenibacillus larvae isolates

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 124, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 178-183

  Antunez K ^a   Piccini, C ^a   Castro Sowinski, S ^a,b   Rosado, A S ^c   Seldin, L ^c   Zunino, P ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS CLEMENTE ESTABLE   (Uruguay)

^b School of Agronomy   (Uruguay)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

American Foulbrood; Epidemiology; Honeybee disease; Paenibacillus larvae

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GENTAMICIN; NITROFURANTOIN; OXYTETRACYCLINE; SULFAFURAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENOTYPE; HONEYBEE; NONHUMAN; PAENIBACILLUS; PAENIBACILLUS LARVAE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBOTYPING; URUGUAY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARGENTINA; BACILLACEAE; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BEES; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GENOTYPE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBOTYPING; URUGUAY;

APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PAENIBACILLUS LARVAE;

EID: 34547667223     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2007.04.012     Document Type: Article

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