Molecular detection of Chlamydia-like organisms in cattle drinking water

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 152, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 196-199

  Wheelhouse, Nick ^a   Sait, Michelle ^a   Gidlow, Jo ^b   Deuchande, Rita ^c   Borel, Nicole ^d   Baily, James ^b   Caldow, George ^b   Longbottom, David ^a  

^a MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Abortion; Cattle; Parachlamydiaceae; Water

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; DRINKING WATER; RNA 16S;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CATTLE; CHLAMYDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE LIBRARY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NEOCHLAMYDIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARACHLAMYDIA; PLACENTA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIALES; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; FEMALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

BOS; BOVINAE; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIALES; NEOCHLAMYDIA; PARACHLAMYDIA; PARACHLAMYDIACEAE;

EID: 79960391876     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2011.03.040     Document Type: Article

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