Real-time PCR detection of campylobacter spp. in freeranging mountain gorillas (gorilla beringei beringei)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 791-802

  Whittier, Christopher A ^a   Cranfield, Michael R ^b,c   Stoskopf, Michael K ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Druid Hill Park ^*  (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Campylobacter; Epidemiologic monitoring; Gorilla; Noninvasive sampling; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CAMPYLOBACTER SP.; GORILLA BERINGEI; GORILLA GORILLA BERINGEI;

EID: 78149246611     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-46.3.791     Document Type: Article

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