Molecular epidemiology of Streptococcus zooepidemicus isolated from the respiratory tracts of Thoroughbred racehorses in training

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 348-351

  Barquero, Nuria ^a   Chanter, Neil ^b   Laxton, Ross ^c   Wood, James L N ^d   Richard Newton, J ^a  

^a ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Southampton ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equine; PCR typing; Respiratory; Streptococcus zooepidemicus; Thoroughbred racehorse

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; RNA 16S; RNA 23S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BREED; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORSE; IMMUNITY; MALE; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RNA GENE; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI ZOOEPIDEMICUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DNA, BACTERIAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEASONS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CONGIOPODIDAE; EQUIDAE; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI SUBSP. ZOOEPIDEMICUS;

EID: 76049117004     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2008.12.013     Document Type: Article

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