African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5233

Full Length Research Paper

Transcript abundance of bovine NRAMP1 and iNOS genes among Brucella sero-reactive cattle and buffalo

Sanjeev Ranjan*
  • Sanjeev Ranjan*
  • Division of Animal Genetics, IVRI, Izatnagar, Bareilly, U.P-243122, India
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Arjava Sharma
  • Arjava Sharma
  • Division of Animal Genetics, IVRI, Izatnagar, Bareilly, U.P-243122, India
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Ashish Chopra
  • Ashish Chopra
  • Division of Animal Genetics, IVRI, Izatnagar, Bareilly, U.P-243122, India
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Abhijit Mitra
  • Abhijit Mitra
  • Division of Animal Genetics, IVRI, Izatnagar, Bareilly, U.P-243122, India
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  •  Received: 11 January 2014
  •  Accepted: 22 April 2014
  •  Published: 30 April 2014

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