Detection of pathogenic leptospires in urine from naturally infected cattle by nested PCR

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 251-256

  Bomfim, Maria Rosa Quaresma ^a   Barbosa Stancioli, Edel Figueiredo ^a   Koury, Matilde Cota ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bovine; Leptospirosis; LipL32; Nested PCR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA BORGPETERSENII; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIRA KIRSCHNERI; LEPTOSPIRA SANTAROSAI; LEPTOSPIROSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROTYPE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; URINALYSIS; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; URINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; BOVINAE; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA BIFLEXA; LEPTOSPIRA BORGPETERSENII; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIRA KIRSCHNERI; LEPTOSPIRA SANTAROSAI;

EID: 54449091651     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2007.07.029     Document Type: Article

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