Strangles: Streptococcus equi infection in horses

Equine Veterinary Education

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 317-322

  Sweeney, Corinne R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI;

EID: 0013333417     PISSN: 09577734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3292.1996.tb01713.x     Document Type: Article

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