Prevalence of Chlamydial Infections in Fattening Pigs and Their Influencing Factors.

Chlamydial infections in pigs are associated with respiratory disease, diarrhea, conjunctivitis and other pathologies. The aim of this study was to define the prevalence of Chlamydiaceae in Swiss fattening pigs by applying sensitive and specific detection methods and to correlate prior antibiotic tr...

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Main Authors: Karolin Hoffmann, Franziska Schott, Manuela Donati, Antonietta Di Francesco, Michael Hässig, Sabrina Wanninger, Xaver Sidler, Nicole Borel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4664257?pdf=render