Characterisation of Dichelobacter nodosus isolated from footrot in sheep and goats in Nepal

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 59-67

  Ghimire, S C ^a,b   Egerton, J R ^b   Dhungyel, O P ^b  

^a Lumle Agricultural Research Centre Nepal   (Nepal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dichelobacter nodosus; Footrot; Nepal; Serogrouping; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001771519     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(96)00892-9     Document Type: Article

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