Comparative evaluation of positive tests to Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in clinically healthy sheep and goats in South-West Greece using molecular techniques, serology, and culture

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 337-343

  Ikonomopoulos, John ^a   Balaskas, Christos ^a   Kantzoura, Bagia ^a   Fragiadaki, Eirini ^a   Pavlik, Ivo ^b   Bartos, Milan ^b   Lukas, John C ^c   Gazouli, Maria ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

CFT; Culture; Paratuberculosis; PCR

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FECES ANALYSIS; GOAT; GREECE; INFECTION CONTROL; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM PARATUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PARATUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEROLOGY; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TESTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FECES; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; GREECE; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. PARATUBERCULOSIS; PARATUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. PARATUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS COMPLEX; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34548738147     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2006.09.004     Document Type: Article

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