Differentiation of Moraxella bovoculi sp. nov. from other coccoid moraxellae by the use of polymerase chain reaction and restriction endonuclease analysis of amplified DNA

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 532-534

  Angelos, John A ^a,b   Ball, Louise M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis, IBK; Moraxella bovis; Moraxella bovoculi sp. nov.; Moraxella ovis

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOVINAE; COCCOIDEA; MORAXELLA BOVIS; MORAXELLA OVIS; NEGIBACTERIA; OVIS ARIES;

BACTERIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MORAXELLA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DNA, BACTERIAL; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS, INFECTIOUS; MORAXELLA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

EID: 38449101586     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870701900511     Document Type: Article

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