Detection of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in the saliva of dairy cows: A pilot study

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 164, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 383-386

  Sorge, Ulrike Silvia ^a   Kurnick, Susanna ^a   Sreevatsan, Srinand ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine; Cows; Paratuberculosis; Risk factor; Saliva

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; FECES LEVEL; MILK PRODUCTION; MYCOBACTERIUM PARATUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; SALIVA;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FECES; FEMALE; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. PARATUBERCULOSIS; PARATUBERCULOSIS; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALIVA;

EID: 84877120489     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2013.02.021     Document Type: Article

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