Using quantitative polymerase chain reaction to correlate Chlamydia pecorum infectious load with ocular, urinary and reproductive tract disease in the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 409-412

  Wan, C ^a   Loader, J ^b   Hanger, J ^b   Beagley, Kw ^a   Timms, P ^a   Polkinghorne, A ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b Australia Zoo Queensland   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chlamydia; Conjunctivitis; Cystitis; Infertility; Koalas; Quantitative polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL EYE INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CHLAMYDIASIS; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; KOALA; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANIMALS; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; DNA, BACTERIAL; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; MALE; PHASCOLARCTIDAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCTIVE TRACT INFECTIONS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

ANIMALIA; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDOPHILA PECORUM; PHASCOLARCTIDAE; PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS;

EID: 80053089144     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: 17510813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2011.00827.x     Document Type: Article

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