Quantitative Detection of Chlamydia psittaci and C. pecorum by High-Sensitivity Real-Time PCR Reveals High Prevalence of Vaginal Infection in Cattle

Bovine vaginal cytobrush specimens were analyzed for the presence of Chlamydia spp. by a high-sensitivity, high-specificity quantitative PCR. The 53% prevalence of low-level Chlamydia psittaci and C. pecorum genital infection detected in virgin heifers suggests predominantely extragenital transmissi...

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Published in:	J Clin Microbiol
Main Authors:	DeGraves, Fred J., Gao, Dongya, Hehnen, Hans-Robert, Schlapp, Tobias, Kaltenboeck, Bernhard
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 2003
Subjects:	Clinical Veterinary Microbiology
Online Access:	https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC153858/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12682170/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.41.4.1726-1729.2003
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