Pet cats as carriers of arcobacter spp. in southern Italy

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1661-1666

  Fera, M T ^a   La Camera, E ^a   Carbone, M ^a   Malara, D ^a   Pennisi, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arcobacter spp.; Blood; Lymph node; Oral swab; PCR; Pet cats

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARCOBACTER SPP.; BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES; BLOOD; HUMAN INFECTION; LYMPH NODE; ORAL SWAB; PCR; PET CAT; SOUTHERN ITALY; SPECIES-SPECIFIC PCR ASSAYS;

PATHOLOGY;

BACTERIAL DNA;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; BLOOD; DNA; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MAMMAL; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARCOBACTER; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; ITALY; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MOUTH CAVITY; MOUTH DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PET ANIMAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARCOBACTER; ARCOBACTER BUTZLERI; ARCOBACTER CRYAEROPHILUS; ARCOBACTER SKIRROWII; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 64149117711     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.04133.x     Document Type: Article

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