Duplex real-time polymerase chain reaction for simultaneous detection and quantification of Anaplasma marginale and Anaplasma centrale

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 606-611

  Decaro, Nicola ^a   Carelli, Grazia ^a   Lorusso, Eleonora ^a   Lucente, Maria Stella ^a   Greco, Grazia ^a   Lorusso, Alessio ^a   Radogna, Arianna ^a   Ceei, Luigi ^a   Buonavoglia, Canio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anaplasma centrale; Anaplasma marginale; Cattle; Duplex real time polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMA CENTRALE; ANAPLASMA MARGINALE; BOS; BOVINAE;

ANAPLASMA CENTRALE; ANAPLASMA MARGINALE; ANAPLASMOSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GENETICS; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE;

ANAPLASMA CENTRALE; ANAPLASMA MARGINALE; ANAPLASMOSIS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; ITALY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

EID: 55449121940     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870802000511     Document Type: Article

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