Presence of opportunistic bacteria (Rhizobium spp.) with potential for molecular misdiagnosis among canine and feline clinical samples

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 895-897

  Tabar, Maria Dolores ^a   Altet, Laura ^a   Roura, Xavier ^a   Sánchez, Armand ^a   Ferrer, Lluís ^a   Francino, Olga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHIZOBIUM;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHIZOBIUM;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIDAE; RHIZOBIUM; RICKETTSIA;

EID: 77956568062     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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