Evaluation of effects of high incubation temperatures on results of protozoal culture and real-time PCR testing for Tritrichomonas foetus inoculated in a commercially available self-contained culture media system

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 239, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1589-1593

  Davidson, John M ^a,d   Ondrak, Jeff D ^b   Anderson, Arn A ^c   Swinford, Amy K ^a   Erol, Erdal ^a,e  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c Cross Timbers Veterinary Clinic   (United States)

^d Novartis Animal Health US Incorporated   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 82755181811     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.239.12.1589     Document Type: Article

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