title: Epizootic rabbit enteropathy: comparison of PCR-based RAPD fingerprints from virulent and non-virulent samples.
abstract: Epizootic rabbit enteropathy is a gastrointestinal disorder of unknown aetiology of farmed rabbits characterised by inanition and mortality. Genomic analyses of virulent and non-virulent samples of inocula were performed using random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD). Differences in bacterial DNA composition were found between inocula, but specific sequences were not linked with field cases of epizootic rabbit enteropathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Science, University of Liège, 20 Boulevard de Colonster, 4000 Liège, Belgium. nathalie.huybens@ulg.ac.be
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Huybens
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Houeix
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Licois
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mainil
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Marlier
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011817:Rabbits / Q000382:microbiology*; D019105:Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique / Q000662:veterinary*; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity; D014774:Virulence
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial