Dogs as vectors of Streptobacillus moniliformis infection?

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 128, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 419-422

  Wouters, Erik G H ^a   Ho, Hoa T K ^a   Lipman, Len J A ^a   Gaastra, Wim ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dogs; PCR; Rat bite fever; Streptobacillus moniliformis; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; DOG BITE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RAT; RAT BITE FEVER; STREPTOBACILLUS MONILIFORMIS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BITES AND STINGS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOUTH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RAT-BITE FEVER; RISK ASSESSMENT; STREPTOBACILLUS; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; RATTUS; STREPTOBACILLUS MONILIFORMIS;

EID: 39749167097     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2007.10.019     Document Type: Article

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