Molecular characterization of Capnocytophaga canimorsus and other canine Capnocytophaga spp. and assessment by PCR of their frequencies in dogs

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 3218-3225

  Van Dam, Alje P ^a,d,e,f   Van Weert, Angela ^a   Harmanus, Celine ^a   Hovius, K Emiel ^b   Claas, Eric C J ^a   Reubsaet, Frans A G ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Companion Animal Hospital't Heike ^*  (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^d ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^e Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis ^*  (Netherlands)

^f Public Health Laboratory   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CAPNOCYTOPHAGA; CAPNOCYTOPHAGA CANIMORSUS; CAPNOCYTOPHAGA CYNODEGNI; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RNA GENE; RPOB GENE; RRS GENE; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD; CAPNOCYTOPHAGA; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PREVALENCE; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CAPNOCYTOPHAGA; CAPNOCYTOPHAGA CANIMORSUS; CAPNOCYTOPHAGA CYNODEGMI; FELIDAE;

EID: 70349641150     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01246-09     Document Type: Article

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