Evidence for Chlamydiaceae and Parachlamydiaceae in a wild boar (Sus scrofa) population in Italy

Evidence for Chlamydiaceae and Parachlamydiaceae in a wild boar (Sus scrofa) population in Italy

Conjunctival swabs from 44 free-living wild boars culled during a demographic control programme applied in a Regional Park located in the Northern Italy were examined by 16S rRNA encoding gene nested PCR. In total, 22 (50%) wild boars were PCR positive. Sequencing of the amplicons identified Chlamyd...

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Main Authors: Antonietta Di Francesco, Raffaella Baldelli, Manuela Donati, Claudia Cotti, Patrizia Bassi, Mauro Delogu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise G. Caporale 2013-03-01
Series:Veterinaria Italiana
Subjects:
Chlamydiaceae
Italy
Nested PCR
Parachlamydiaceae
Wild boar
Online Access:http://www.izs.it/vet_italiana/2013/49_1/119.pdf

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