Detection of Brucella canis in a dog in Italy

New Microbiologica

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 337-341

  Corrente, Marialaura ^a   Franchini, Delia ^a   Decaro, Nicola ^a   Greco, Grazia ^a   D'Abramo, Maria ^a   Greco, Maria Fiorella ^a   Latronico, Francesca ^a   Crovace, Antonio ^a   Martella, Vito ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brucella canis; Dog; Italy; Real time PCR; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BRUCELLA CANIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; DOG; DOG DISEASE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BRUCELLA CANIS; BRUCELLOSIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; GENES, BACTERIAL; ITALY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALIA; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 78650252216     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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