Heterogeneous shedding of Brucella abortus in milk and its effect on the control of animal brucellosis

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2041-2047

  Capparelli, R ^a   Parlato, M ^a   Iannaccone, M ^a   Roperto, S ^a   Marabelli, R ^b   Roperto, F ^a   Iannelli, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Italy)

Author keywords

Pathogen transmission heterogeneity; Quantitative PCR; Superspreaders

Indexed keywords

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BRUCELLA ABORTUS; DISEASE INCIDENCE; MILK SAMPLE; PATHOGEN TRANSMISSION HETEROGENEITY; QUANTITATIVE PCR; SUPERSPREADER;

ANIMALS;

WATER;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE INCIDENCE; MILK; PATHOGEN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; BUFFALO; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; MILK; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROLOGY;

ANIMALIA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS; BUBALUS;

EID: 65549153192     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04177.x     Document Type: Article

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