Development of a multiplex qPCR for detection and quantitation of pathogenic intestinal spirochaetes in the faeces of pigs and chickens

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 137, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 129-136

  Song, Yong ^a   Hampson, David J ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brachyspira; Chickens; Pigs; qPCR; Spirochaete

Indexed keywords

DNA; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BRACHYSPIRA HYODYSENTERIAE; BRACHYSPIRA INTERMEDIA; BRACHYSPIRA PILOSICOLI; CELL VIABILITY; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HOST CELL; NADH OXIDASE GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPIROCHETE; SWINE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; BRACHYSPIRA; CHICKENS; FECES; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY DISEASES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

BRACHYSPIRA; BRACHYSPIRA HYODYSENTERIAE; BRACHYSPIRA INTERMEDIA; BRACHYSPIRA PILOSICOLI; GALLUS GALLUS; SPIROCHAETA; SPIROCHAETES; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 67349274976     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2008.12.020     Document Type: Article

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