Characterization of mycoplasma isolated from an ibex (Capra ibex) suffering from keratoconjunctivitis in Northern Italy

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1070-1078

  Giangaspero, Massimo ^a,c   Orusa, Riccardo ^a   Nicholas, Robin A J ^b   Harasawa, Ryô ^c   Ayling, Roger D ^b   Churchward, Colin P ^b   Whatmore, Adrian ^b   Bradley, David ^b   Robetto, Serena ^a   Sacchi, Luciano ^d   Domenis, Lorenzo ^a  

^a CeRMAS National Reference Centre for Wild Animal Diseases   (Italy)

^b VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Characterization; Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE); Ibex (copra ibex ibex); Mycoplasma; Northern italy; Phylogenetic analysis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; CAPRA IBEX; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA CONJUNCTIVAE; MYCOPLASMA MYCOIDES; MYCOPLASMA MYCOIDES SUBSP. CAPRI;

EID: 78149277245     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-46.4.1070     Document Type: Article

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