Abstract
Mannheimia varigena was identified as the etiologic agent of meningitis in a young Belgian White Blue heifer calf. Species identification of the bacterium was done by phenotyping and molecularly confirmed by tDNA-PCR. Standard bacteriological examination might fail to differentiate species belonging to the genus Mannheimia.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Bacterial Typing Techniques / veterinary
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Cattle
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Cattle Diseases / microbiology*
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DNA, Bacterial / analysis
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Drug Resistance, Microbial / physiology
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Fatal Outcome
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Female
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Mannheimia / classification
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Mannheimia / genetics
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Mannheimia / isolation & purification*
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Meningitis, Bacterial / diagnosis
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Meningitis, Bacterial / microbiology
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Meningitis, Bacterial / veterinary*
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Pasteurellaceae Infections / diagnosis
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Pasteurellaceae Infections / microbiology
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Pasteurellaceae Infections / veterinary*
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Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary