Isolation of spirochetes of genus Treponema from pigs with ear necrosis

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 139, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 279-283

  Pringle, Märit ^a   Backhans, Annette ^a   Otman, Faruk ^b   Sjölund, Marie ^b   Fellström, Claes ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ear biting; Ear necrosis; Pig; Spirochete; Treponema

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; EAR NECROSIS; GENE SEQUENCE; GINGIVA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SPIROCHETE; SWINE DISEASE; TREPONEMA;

ANIMALS; DERMATITIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; EAR, EXTERNAL; GINGIVA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NECROSIS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SUS SCROFA; SWINE DISEASES; TREPONEMA; TREPONEMAL INFECTIONS;

BOS; SPIROCHAETALES; SUIDAE; TREPONEMA; TREPONEMA SOCRANSKII;

EID: 70349916046     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2009.05.018     Document Type: Article

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