Molecular characterization of Prototheca strains isolated from Italian dairy herds

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 4625-4631

  Ricchi, M ^a   Goretti, M ^b   Branda, E ^b   Cammi, G ^a   Garbarino, C A ^a   Turchetti, B ^b   Moroni, P ^c,d   Arrigoni, N ^a   Buzzini, P ^b  

^a Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e Emilia Romagna   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Genotype specific PCR analysis; Milk; Prototheca blaschkeae; Prototheca zopfii genotype

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOTHECA;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; ITALY; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOTHECA;

PROTOTHECA; PROTOTHECA ZOPFII;

EID: 77956821921     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3178     Document Type: Article

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