Improved detection of Clostridium difficile in animals by using enrichment culture followed by LightCycler real-time PCR

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 164, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 93-100

  Avberšek, Jana ^a   Zajc, Urška ^a   Mićunović, Jasna ^a   Ocepek, Matjaž ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Animals; Clostridium difficile; Diagnostics; Enrichment culture; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DIARRHEA; DNA EXTRACTION; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HYBRIDIZATION; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DIARRHEA; FECES; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

EID: 84875861641     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2013.01.031     Document Type: Article

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