Characterization and evaluation of an arbitrary primed Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) product for the specific detection of Brucella species

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 220-226

  Qasem, Jafar A ^a   AlMomin, Sabah ^b   Al Mouqati, Salwa A ^b   Kumar, Vinod ^b  

^a MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT   (Kuwait)

^b KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Abortus; Brucellosis; Diagnosis; Kuwait; Melitensis; PCR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA SP.; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84923054583     PISSN: 1319562X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2014.09.014     Document Type: Article

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