Infections with weakly haemolytic Brachyspira species in pigs with miscellaneous chronic diseases

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 134, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 311-317

  Komarek, V ^a   Maderner, A ^a   Spergser, J ^a   Weissenbock H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Brachyspira; NADH oxidase gene; PCR; Pig; Prevalence; Weakly haemolytic

Indexed keywords

PARAFFIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BRACHYSPIRA; BRACHYSPIRA INNOCENS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; WASTING SYNDROME;

ANIMALS; BRACHYSPIRA; COLON; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HEMOLYSIS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

BRACHYSPIRA; BRACHYSPIRA INNOCENS; BRACHYSPIRA INTERMEDIA; BRACHYSPIRA MURDOCHII; BRACHYSPIRA PILOSICOLI; SUIDAE;

EID: 58749116445     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2008.08.017     Document Type: Article

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