Detection of Coxiella burnetii in buffaloes aborted fetuses by IS111 DNA amplification: A preliminary report

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 189-191

  Perugini, A G ^a   Capuano, F ^a   Esposito, A ^a   Marianelli, C ^b   Martucciello, A ^a   Iovane, G ^a   Galiero, G ^a  

^a ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DEL MEZZOGIORNO   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abortion; Buffalo; Coxiella burnetii; PCR; Q fever

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BUFFALO; CONTROLLED STUDY; COXIELLA BURNETII; DNA EXTRACTION; FETUS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; Q FEVER;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ANIMALS; BRUCELLA; BUFFALOES; COXIELLA BURNETII; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; FETUS; ITALY; LEPTOSPIRA; NEOSPORA; PLACENTA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; Q FEVER; TOXOPLASMA; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS; COXIELLA BURNETII;

EID: 67650494815     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2009.01.005     Document Type: Article

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