title: Genetic homogeneity of Taylorella equigenitalis from Norwegian trotting horses revealed by chromosomal DNA fingerprinting.
abstract: Chromosomal DNA fingerprinting indicated that Norwegian Taylorella equigenitalis strains are genetically homogeneous and similar to some Swedish isolates but different from other European strains. As contagious equine metritis is rarely a serious disease in Norwegian horses, we conclude that the dominant T. equigenitalis strain in Norway is a genetically homogeneous clone of low virulence.
authors.affiliation: Norsk Veterinoermedisinsk Laboratorium, Skien, Norway.
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Thoresen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jenkins
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ask
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006190:Haemophilus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000662:veterinary*; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial