Serotypes, virulence factors and sensitivity against antibiotics of S. suis-strains isolated from clinically healthy as well as diseased pigs of Austrian swine herds;Serotypen, Virulenzfaktoren und Empfindlichkeit gegenüber Antibiotika von Streptococcus suis-Stämmen isoliert aus klinisch gesunden und erkrankten Schweinen in Österreich

Wiener Tierarztliche Monatsschrift

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 262-269

  Awad Masalmeh, Mohamed ^b   Köfer, Josef ^b   Schuh, Maximilian ^b   Hinterdorfer, Friedrich ^a,b  

^a Ba Veterinarmedizinische U   (Austria)

^b NONE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Pig; Sensitivity against antibiotics; Streptococcus suis; Virulence factors; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000072979     PISSN: 02539411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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