Detection of Coxiella burnetii in Aborted Fetuses of Cattle and Sheep Using Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay in Mashhad City, Iran

Background: Coxiella burnetii is an important intracellular pathogen that ruminants can act as primary reservoirs. Reservoirs may excrete the bacterium into the placenta, vaginal mucus and feces. Objectives: The aim of this study was to detect C. burnetii in aborted samples from ruminant flock...

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Main Authors: Zeinab Abiri, Mohammad Khalili, Mehrnaz Rad, Hamid Sharifi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Alborz University of Medical Sciences 2016-02-01
Series:International Journal of Enteric Pathogens
Subjects:
PCR
Online Access:http://enterpathog.abzums.ac.ir/PDF/ijep-4-33170.pdf