Real-time PCR for Clostridium botulinum type C neurotoxin (BoNTC) gene, also covering a chimeric C/D sequence-Application on outbreaks of botulism in poultry

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 146, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 118-123

  Lindberg, A ^a   Skarin, H ^a   Knutsson, R ^a   Blomqvist, G ^a   Baverud V ^a  

^a NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chimeric; Clostridium botulinum; Mouse bioassay; Poultry; Real time PCR; Toxin

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM TYPE C NEUROTOXIN; NEUROTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BOTULISM; CECUM; DNA EXTRACTION; GENE SEQUENCE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POULTRY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BOTULINUM TOXINS; CHICKENS; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POULTRY DISEASES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

AVES; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM;

EID: 78049233222     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2010.04.030     Document Type: Article

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