Characterization of some Brucella species from Zimbabwe by biochemical profiling and AMOS-PCR

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Matope, Gift ^a   Bhebhe, Evison ^a   Muma, John Bwalya ^b   Skjerve, Eystein ^c   Djønne, Berit ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 77049087113     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-2-261     Document Type: Article

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