Waddlia, Parachlamydia and Chlamydiaceae in bovine abortion

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 152, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 385-393

  Blumer, S ^a   Greub, G ^b   Waldvogel, A ^c   Hassig M ^a   Thoma, R ^d   Tschuor, A ^a   Pospischil, A ^a   Borel, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory   (Switzerland)

^d Cantonal Laboratory of Veterinary Bacteriology   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bovine abortion; Chlamydiaceae; Parachlamydia; Waddlia

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; RNA 16S; RNA 23S;

ABORTION; AMOEBA (LIFE CYCLE STAGE); ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CATTLE DISEASE; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA ABORTUS; CHLAMYDIA PECORUM; CHLAMYDIA SUIS; CHLAMYDIACEAE; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PARACHLAMYDIA; PLACENTA DISORDER; PLACENTITIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA SEQUENCE; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; SWITZERLAND; WADDLIA;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CHLAMYDIACEAE; CHLAMYDIACEAE INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIALES; COINFECTION; FEMALE; PLACENTA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SWITZERLAND;

BOVINAE; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA ABORTUS; CHLAMYDIA SUIS; CHLAMYDIACEAE; CHLAMYDIALES; CHLAMYDOPHILA PECORUM; PARACHLAMYDIA; WADDLIA;

EID: 80051803100     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2011.05.024     Document Type: Article

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