Evaluation of a multiplex real-time PCR for detection of four bacterial agents commonly associated with bovine respiratory disease in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

Abstract Background Pasteurella multocida, Mannheimia haemolytica, Histophilus somni and Trueperella pyogenes are four bacterial agents commonly associated with bovine respiratory disease (BRD). In this study a bacterial multiplex real-time PCR (the RespoCheck PCR) was evaluated for the detection in...

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Main Authors: Henk J. Wisselink, Jan B.W.J. Cornelissen, Fimme J. van der Wal, Engbert A. Kooi, Miriam G. Koene, Alex Bossers, Bregtje Smid, Freddy M. de Bree, Adriaan F.G. Antonis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Subjects:
PCR
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-017-1141-1