First detection of Waddlia chondrophila in Africa using SYBR Green real-time PCR on veterinary samples

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 164, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 101-107

  Barkallah, Mohamed ^a   Fendri, Imen ^a   Dhieb, Amina ^b   Gharbi, Yaakoub ^a   Greub, Gilbert ^c   Gdoura, Radhouane ^a  

^a University of Sfax   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

^c LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Abortion; Cattle; Real time PCR; SYBR Green; Tunisia; Vaginal swabs; Waddlia chondrophila

Indexed keywords

PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIACEAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TARGETING; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECA GENE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUNISIA; VETERINARY ABORTION; WADDLIA CHONDROPHILA;

ABORTED FETUS; ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CHLAMYDIALES; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TUNISIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; BOVINAE; CHLAMYDIALES; WADDLIA; WADDLIA CHONDROPHILA;

EID: 84875825406     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2013.01.036     Document Type: Article

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