Detection and identification of aquatic mycobacteria in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded fish tissues

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 409-419

  Pourahmad, F ^a,b   Thompson, K D ^a   Adams, A ^a   Richards, R H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b ILAM UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aquatic mycobacteria; Detection; Formalin fixed; Paraffin embedded fish tissues hsp65 gene

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHAPERONIN; FIXATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 65, MYCOBACTERIUM; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEIN 65, MYCOBACTERIUM; PARAFFIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FISH; FISH DISEASE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHAPERONINS; FISH DISEASES; FISHES; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MAMMALIA; MYCOBACTERIUM;

EID: 65249164994     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: 13652761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2009.01030.x     Document Type: Article

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