A taqman quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection of Lawsonia intracellularis in fecal and tissue samples from pigs

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 70-73

  Richter, Barbara ^a   Ladinig, Andrea ^a   Nedorost, Nora ^a   Weissenböck, Herbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Lawsonia intracellularis; Pigs; Porcine proliferative enteropathy; Quantitative polymerase chain reaction; Real time polymerase chain reaction; Taqman

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LAWSONIA INTRACELLULARIS; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 75949119385     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063871002200112     Document Type: Article

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