Isolation rates of Campylobacter fetus subsp venerealis from bovine preputial samples via passive filtration on nonselective medium versus selective medium, with and without transport medium

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1066-1069

  Chaban, Bonnie ^a   Garcia Guerra, Alvaro ^a   Hendrick, Steven H ^a   Waldner, Cheryl L ^a   Hill, Janet E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BULL (BOVINE); CAMPYLOBACTER FETUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; FUNGUS GROWTH; INFECTION RATE; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE TRANSPORT; TRANSPORT MEDIUM;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CAMPYLOBACTER FETUS; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CATTLE; CULTURE MEDIA; GENITALIA, MALE; MALE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, BACTERIAL; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 84880685664     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.74.8.1066     Document Type: Article

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