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Cloning and Characterization of Type 4 Fimbrial Gene (ptfA) of Pasteurella multocida Serogroup B:2 (Strain P52)

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Abbreviations

HS:

haemorrahagic septicaemia

PCR:

polymerase chain reaction

PtfA:

Pasteurella multocida type 4 fimbrial protein A

dNTP:

deoxynucleotide triphosphate

SDS-PAGE:

sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis

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  1. Division of Bacteriology and Mycology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, U.P., India

    J. Siju, A. A. Kumar, S. B. Shivachandra, P. Chaudhuri, S. K. Srivastava & V. P. Singh

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Siju, J., Kumar, A.A., Shivachandra, S.B. et al. Cloning and Characterization of Type 4 Fimbrial Gene (ptfA) of Pasteurella multocida Serogroup B:2 (Strain P52). Vet Res Commun 31, 397–404 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11259-006-3372-7

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