Current and emerging assays for Francisella tularensis detection: A review

Veterinarni Medicina

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 585-594

  Pohanka, Miroslav ^a,b   Hubalek, M ^a   Neubauerova, V ^b   Macela, A ^a   Faldyna, M ^c,d   Bandouchova, H ^c   Pikula, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEFENCE   (Czech Republic)

^b Centre of Biological Defence   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

^d VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Diagnostic techniques; Identification; Tularaemia; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS;

EID: 59349116135     PISSN: 03758427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/1862-VETMED     Document Type: Review

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