Understanding the molecular epidemiology of the footrot pathogen Dichelobacter nodosus to support control and eradication programs

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 877-882

  Buller, N B ^a   Ashley, P ^a   Palmer, M ^a   Pitman, D ^a   Richards, R B ^a   Hampson, D J ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICHELOBACTER NODOSUS; FOOTROT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; INFECTION CONTROL; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SHEEP DISEASE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DICHELOBACTER NODOSUS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; FOOT ROT; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

DICHELOBACTER NODOSUS; NEGIBACTERIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77749340684     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01355-09     Document Type: Article

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