Detection of strain variation in isolates of Rhodococcus equi from an affected foal using repetitive sequence-based polymerase chain reaction

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 611-615

  Bolton, Tim ^a   Kuskie, Kyle ^a   Halbert, Natalie ^a   Chaffin, Keith ^a   Healy, Mimi ^b   Lawhon, Sara ^a   Jackson, Amanda ^a   Cohen, Noah ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bacterial Barcodes Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Foals; Genotyping; Mixed infection; Repetitive sequence based polymerase chain reaction; Rhodococcus equi

Indexed keywords

RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

EID: 77954915673     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063871002200419     Document Type: Article

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